Odds To Win The 2019 US Open

Odds To Win The 2019 US Open

I suppose that it should come as no surprise that Brooks Koepka is the odds-on favorite at Bovada to win the 2019 US Open. Koepka has won four of the last eight Majors. That’s a feat matched or exceeded only by Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.

The question is: why hasn’t Koepka won more on the regular tour? What is it about his skill set that rises to the top under the extreme pressure of a major? Why doesn’t that translate to regular tour events.

The explanation, according to Koepka, is that in a major, half the field has no chance to win, and half of those psych themselves out. So, he claims is is effectively only playing against half a dozen guys.

Koepka’s frenemy, Dustin Johnson, is in second at 15/2. Dustin offers the opposite sort of question. With twenty wins on the regular TOUR, why does he have only a single major to his name?

Rory McIlory is in third in the odds to win the 2019 US Open at 9/1. He’s an intriguing case right now because of his seven shot win at this past weekend’s Canadian Open. Is he in peak form right now? Will that carry over to the US Open?

And then there’s Tiger. With his win at Augusta earlier this year, I thought he would be the favorite at Pebble Beach, where in 2000, he practically lapped the field. Woods is a “horses for courses” type of player. Half of his wins have come on six courses: Torrey Pines, Doral, Bay HIll, Firestone, Muirfield Village and Augusta. He likes Pebble Beach, so he should play well there.

Rounding out the top ten in the odds to win the 2019 US Open are Jordan Spieth, Patrick Cantlay, Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler, and Justin Thomas.

I don’t get the love affair with Spieth. His game fell off the rails, and he hasn’t really gotten back on track.

Cantlay is interesting. He’s recently won the Memorial, and also was in at T3 at the PGA Championship. Cantlay currently is sixth in the FedEx Cup standings and eighth in the official world golf rankings. Statistically, he’s second in shots gained tee-to-green, thirteenth in shots gained around the green and 29th in shots gained putting. This just might be his year.

I’m a huge fan of Rickie Fowler as a person, but I think I’m off the bandwagon for his chances to win a major.

The complete odds to win the 2019 US Open follow:

Player	Odds
Brooks Koepka	13/1
Dustin Johnson	15/2
Rory Mcilroy	9/1
Tiger Woods	11/1
Jordan Spieth	16/1
Patrick Cantlay	18/1
Justin Rose	20/1
Rickie Fowler	22/1
Justin Thomas	22/1
Jason Day	25/1
John Rahm	25/1
Xander Schauffele	25/1
Adam Scott	28/1
Francesco Molinari	28/1
Bryson Dechambeau	33/1
Tony Finau	33/1
Tommy Fleetwood	33/1
Hideki Matsuyama	33/1
Phil Mickelson	40/1
Matt Kuchar	45/1
Brandt Snedeker	45/1
Henrik Stenson	50/1
Paul Casey	50/1
Webb Simpson	50/1
Sergio Garcia	66/1
Martin Kaymer	66/1
Marc Leishman	66/1
Shane Lowry	66/1
Louis Oosthuizen	66/1
Patrick Reed	66/1
Graeme McDowell	80/1
Bubba Watson	80/1
Tyrrell Hatton	100/1
Zach Johnson	100/1
Kevin Kisner	100/1
Ian Poulter	100/1
Rafael Cabrera Bello	125/1
Keegan Bradley	125/1
Matthew Fitzpatrick	125/1
Charley Hoffman	125/1
Billy Horschel	125/1
Kevin Na	125/1
Alexander Noren	125/1
Byeonghun AN	150/1
Kiradech Aphibarnrat	150/1
Daniel Berger	150/1
Jason Dufner	150/1
Branden Grace	150/1
Emiliano Grillo	150/1
Chesson Hadley	150/1
Adam Hadwin	150/1
Brian Harman	150/1
Russell Henley	150/1
Si Woo Kim	150/1
Luke List	150/1
Eddie Pepperell	150/1
Chez Reavie	150/1
Charl Schwartzel	150/1
Cameron Smith	150/1
Jimmy Walker	150/1
Aaron Wise	150/1
Daniel Willett	175/1
Cameron Champ	200/1
Kevin Chappell	200/1
Ryan Fox	200/1
Kyle Stanley	200/1
Steve Stricker	200/1
Brendan Steele	200/1
Peter Uihlein	200/1
Bernd Wiesberger	200/1
Ross Fisher	250/1
Dylan Frittelli	250/1
Andrew Johnston	250/1
Alexander Levy	250/1
Aaron Rai	250/1
Andrew Landry	300/1
Jhonattan Vegas	300/1
Nicolaj Hojgaard	500/1

The Odds To Win The 2019 US Open was first published on GolfBlogger on June 10, 2019.