2007 U.S. Open USGA Event - Oakmont Country Club - Bodog Betting

I love the U.S. Open golf tournament. It's my very favorite golf event of the year.

Call me sadistic, but there's something about watching the best golfers struggle to stay above par. The U.S. Open is a yearly torture session for the world's great golfers. It's four days of grueling links, or as grueling as golf gets.

AN OLD WAR TALE

I once remember seeing John Daly lose it at the U.S. Open. He kept hitting his ball up a turtleback green, only to see it roll back down. (As the name implies, a "turtleback" green is like putting up a turtle's shell. You're basically putting on a hill.) Eventually, Daly met the ball halfway down the green and whacked it in disgust.

I can't remember if he finished that round or not, but I remember the announcers being appalled and telling us how many strokes he would be penalized for his rules violation. It was great.

Maybe it's just the frustrated golfer in me. I hack it up around a golf course, so I like to see Tiger Woods and the gang do the same. Well, of course, I've never seen Tiger shoot a 120 at the U.S. Open, but I think you get the point.

TIGER WOODS

Of course, Tiger shot a record low several years at the Open, like he seems to do everywhere. He actually got to double digit negatives at the open one year. That's why he's the odds-on favorite to win every single golf tournament he shows up at.

The U.S. Open tends to have lesser players win it, because the tough greens and extra rough roughs often level the playing field. That's why "the field" odds are only 3-to-1. That's not a bad bet, second only to Tiger's 5-to-2 odds.

Mickelson, Goosen and Els aren't bad bets. Each are 10-to-1 and better. Goosen and Els tend to be around the top of the leader board at the U.S. Open, though Els is in a bit of a drought winning majors these last few year. At the odds they're getting, though, one of them should be around the lead on Sunday. That's really all you can ask for, is a shot. Well, unless you're betting Tiger.

Here are the Bodog.com betting odds.

Tiger Woods - 5/2
The Field ( Any Other Golfer) - 3/1
Phil Mickelson - 10/1
Retief Goosen - 16/1
Ernie Els - 18/1
Vijay Singh - 18/1
Jim Furyk - 20/1
Geoff Ogilvy - 25/1
Adam Scott - 33/1
Padraig Harrington - 33/1
Henrik Stenson - 33/1
Luke Donald - 40/1
Sergio Garcia - 40/1
Trevor Immelman - 40/1
David Toms - 50/1
Justin Rose - 50/1
Charles Howell III - 50/1
Paul Casey - 50/1
Zach Johnson - 50/1
Stewart Cink - 66/1
Colin Montgomerie - 66/1
Mike Weir - 66/1
Robert Allenby - 66/1
Chad Campbell - 80/1
Davis Love III - 80/1
Chris DiMarco - 80/1
Lucas Glover - 80/1
K.J. Choi - 100/1
Aaron Oberholser - 100/1
Stephen Ames - 100/1
Tim Clark - 100/1
Bart Bryant - 100/1
Ian Poulter - 100/1
Jose Maria Olazabal - 100/1

This year, the event comes from Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. The championship event starts June 14 and ends June 17. Plop down your bet and enjoy a torturous weekend of golf.

For other stories on golf, look at the Bodog odds on this year's British Open.

2007 U.S. Open USGA Event - Oakmont Country Club - Bodog Betting