U.S. Open Odds: Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott are the top two choices to win next week’s U.S. Open. McIlroy is listed at 8-1 while Scott is listed at 10-1. This year’s event looks to be wide open with no clear choice to win. Players like Phil Mickelson, Matt Kuchar, Jordan Spieth and Bubba Watson are each listed with odds of about 20-1. Let’s look at the current numbers.
2014 U.S. Open Odds
| Rory McIlroy | 8-1 |
| Adam Scott | 10-1 |
| Phil Mickelson | 16-1 |
| Matt Kuchar | 20-1 |
| Jordan Spieth | 22-1 |
| Bubba Watson | 22-1 |
| Justin Rose | 25-1 |
| Henrik Stenson | 25-1 |
| Luke Donald | 28-1 |
| Jason Day | 30-1 |
| Sergio Garcia | 30-1 |
| Lee Westwood | 32-1 |
| Dustin Johnson | 32-1 |
| Jason Dufner | 35-1 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | 35-1 |
| Graeme McDowell | 38-1 |
| Jimmy Walker | 38-1 |
| Martin Kaymer | 40-1 |
| Jim Furyk | 42-1 |
| Hunter Mahan | 45-1 |
| Zach Johnson | 52-1 |
| Charl Schwartzel | 52-1 |
| Steve Stricker | 52-1 |
| Miguel Angel Jimenez | 52-1 |
| Jonas Blixt | 60-1 |
| Ryan Moore | 60-1 |
| Bill Haas | 62-1 |
| Harris English | 62-1 |
| Gary Woodland | 62-1 |
| Brandt Snedeker | 65-1 |
| Rickie Fowler | 65-1 |
| Keegan Bradley | 65-1 |
| Louis Oosthuizen | 72-1 |
| Victor Dubuisson | 72-1 |
| Thomas Bjorn | 80-1 |
| Ernie Els | 85-1 |
| Ian Poulter | 85-1 |
| Graham DeLaet | 85-1 |
| Patrick Reed | 102-1 |
| Nick Watney | 102-1 |
| Jamie Donaldson | 102-1 |
| Angel Cabrera | 102-1 |
| Billy Horschel | 112-1 |
| Francesco Molinari | 125-1 |
| Matthew Jones | 125-1 |
| Matteo Manassero | 125-1 |
| Thorbjorn Olesen | 125-1 |
| Matthew Every | 132-1 |
| John Senden | 132-1 |
| Field | 6-1 |
Scoring Expected to be Tough
The U.S. Open rarely sees good scores and that should be no exception this week. The winning score in six of the last nine Opens has been even par or higher. This year’s course is Pinehurst #2 which means greens that actually repel shots. Scrambling is going to be the name of the game at this year’s U.S. Open. Players that can bump and run; use lofted wedges with a lot of spin and find their way out of trouble should do well. One of those players with that skill set would be Phil Mickelson but he has not played well this year so taking him to win would be a risk.
One of the best scramblers on the PGA Tour is Matt Kuchar so you may want to keep an on him next week and his U.S. Open odds at 20-1 are attractive.
