The US Open, tees off June 15th

[MAGAking1]

posting early , hopefully we can get some nice discussions and picks going

Here are the opening odds

2023 U.S. Open Odds​

Golfer	Winner
Scottie Scheffler	+850
Jon Rahm	+900
Rory McIlroy	+1000
Brooks Koepka	+1400
Justin Thomas	+1600
Xander Schauffele	+1800
Patrick Cantlay	+1800
Max Homa	+2000
Collin Morikawa	+2000
Cameron Smith	+2200
Viktor Hovland	+2500
Matt Fitzpatrick	+2500
Jordan Spieth	+2500
Tony Finau	+2800
Shane Lowry	+2800
Dustin Johnson	+2800
Sam Burns	+3500
Hideki Matsuyama	+3500
Cameron Young	+3500
Jason Day	+3500
Sungjae Im	+4000
Joaquin Niemann	+4000
Joohyung Kim	+4000
Corey Conners	+5000
Tommy Fleetwood	+6000
Justin Rose	+6000
Bryson DeChambeau	+6000
Tyrrell Hatton	+6500
Patrick Reed	+6500
Keegan Bradley	+6500
Daniel Berger	+6500
Sahith Theegala	+6500
Louis Oosthuizen	+8000
Adam Scott	+8000
Abraham Ancer	+8000
Wyndham Clark	+8000
Taylor Montgomery	+8000
Mito Pereira	+8000
Seamus Power	+10000
Gary Woodland	+10000
Billy Horschel	+10000
Aaron Wise	+10000
Rickie Fowler	+10000
Ryan Fox	+10000
Victor Perez	+10000
Taylor Moore	+10000
Keith Mitchell	+10000
Cam Davis	+10000
Talor Gooch	+13000
Si Woo Kim	+13000
Sergio Garcia	+13000
Russell Henley	+13000
Matthew NeSmith	+13000
Jason Kokrak	+13000
Harold Varner III	+13000
Phil Mickelson	+13000
J.J. Spaun	+13000
Chris Kirk	+13000
Thomas Pieters	+15000
Robert MacIntyre	+15000
Patrick Rodgers	+15000
Marc Leishman	+15000
Kyoung-Hoon Lee	+15000
Kevin Kisner	+15000
Joel Dahmen	+15000
Harris English	+15000
Denny McCarthy	+15000
Davis Riley	+15000
Brian Harman	+15000
Adam Hadwin	+15000
Matt Kuchar	+15000
Maverick McNealy	+15000
Tom Hoge	+15000
Sepp Straka	+15000
Scott Stallings	+15000
Min Woo Lee	+15000
Lucas Herbert	+15000
Jordan Smith	+15000
Francesco Molinari	+15000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout	+18000
Sebastian Munoz	+20000
Nick Hardy	+20000
Mackenzie Hughes	+20000
Cameron Tringale	+20000
Thriston Lawrence	+20000
Justin Suh	+20000
Jens Dantorp	+20000
J.T. Poston	+20000
Hayden Buckley	+20000
Carson Young	+20000
Andrew Putnam	+20000
Adam Svensson	+20000
Kurt Kitayama	+20000
Matthieu Pavon	+25000
Wilco Nienaber	+30000
Padraig Harrington	+30000
David Horsey	+30000
Austin Eckroat	+30000
Ross Fisher	+40000
Paul Haley	+40000
Hank Lebioda	+40000
Ryutaro Nagano	+50000
Ryo Ishikawa	+50000
Roger Sloan	+50000
Gunn Charoenkul	+50000
Deon Germishuys	+50000
Brent Grant	+50000
Matthew McClean	+50000
Alejandro Del Rey	+50000
Wenyi Ding	+100000
Sam Bennett	+100000
Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira	+100000
Jacob Solomon	+100000
Ben Carr	+100000
Aldrich Potgieter	+100000
Adrian Meronk	+100000

 

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How to qualify for the U.S. Open​

There are several ways to qualify for the U.S. Open. Past winners are invited back for 10 years after their win without needing another exemption, and the previous year’s top 10 finishers (plus ties) are invited back the following year.


The winners of the U.S. Amateur, the US Junior Amateur, the US Mid-Amateur, and the U.S. Senior Open Championship receive spots, as does the runner-up of the Amateur. There are several other championships and tournaments that offer winners an automatic bid to the same year’s U.S. Open field, including the BMW PGA Championship, the NCAA Division I Men’s Championship, and the Latin America Amateur Championship.


Winning a different major gives you a five-year exemption into the other three majors, and winning THE PLAYERS gives you a three-year exemption. The 60 top-ranked golfers in the Official World Golf Rankings get invitations, as do the top five players in the FedEx Cup standings.


But perhaps the most unique and interesting way to qualify for the U.S. Open is through the regional qualifiers that happen in the weeks leading up to the event. This year, over 10,000 golfers entered the qualifying field — to do so, one must have a handicap index of 1.4 or lower, or be a professional.

How do the regional qualifiers work?​

There are local 18-hole qualifying tournaments across the nation to begin, and the top players from those tournaments then play at the 13 final qualifiers, 10 of which are in the United States. A total of 10,187 entries were taken for this year’s event.


The final qualifiers are made up of 36 holes in a single day, and generally have 500 to 1,000 golfers in total participating across the 13 tournaments. The size and difficulty of the field determine how many golfers then advance to the U.S. Open.


Here’s the full list of regional qualifiers in 2023, including the players that have made the event out of each regional:

International​

Tuesday, May 16

Europe - Walton Heath Golf Club (New and Old Courses), Surrey, England​

Deon Germishuys, 134
David Horsey, 135
Wilco Nienaber, 135
Ross Fisher, 135
Matthieu Pavon, 136
Jens Dantorp, 136
Alejandro Del Rey, 136
Alternate-Jordan Gumberg, 137
Alternate-Tom McKibbin, 137


Monday, May 22

Ibaraki Golf Club (West Course), Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan​

Gunn Charoenkul, 130
Ryutaro Nagano, 133
Ryo Ishikawa, 136
Alternate-Takumi Kanaya, 137
Alternate-Taisei Shumizu, 137


Monday, June 5

Lambton Golf & Country Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada​

United States​

Monday, May 22

Bent Tree Country Club & Northwood Club, Dallas, Texas​

Carson Young, Anderson, SC., 125
Austin Eckroat, Edmond, OK., 130
Brent Grant, Honolulu, HI, 131
Paul Haley II, Dallas, TX, 132
Sergio Garcia, Spain, 132
Roger Sloan, Canada, 132
Jacob Solomon, Auburn, AL., 133
Hank Lebioda, Orlando, FL, 133
Alternate-Michael Kim, South Korea, 133
Alternate-Brian Stark, Kingsburn, CA., 133


Monday, June 5

Hillcrest Country Club, Los Angeles, Calif.
Pine Tree Golf Club, Boynton Beach, Fla.
Hawks Ridge Golf Club, Ball Ground, Ga.
Woodmont Country Club (North Course), Rockville, Md.
Canoe Brook Country Club (North & South Courses), Summit, N.J.
Old Chatham Golf Club, Durham, N.C.
Brookside Golf & Country Club & The Lakes Golf & Country Club, Columbus, Ohio
Springfield (Ohio) Country Club
Tacoma Country & Golf Club, Lakewood, Wash.​

For Full Swing fans, this was how Joel Dahmen qualified for the 2022 U.S. Open. Professionals who have not received an exemption are not required to play in the regional rounds and get a bye to the final qualifiers. Just two golfers in history have won the U.S. Open after playing in both qualifying rounds.

 

[MAGAking1]

MONSTER opportunity on DraftKings DFS this week , only a $25 dollar entry can win One Milly for first

1st	$1,000,000.00, 2023-24 Tournament of Champions Semifinal Ticket
2nd	$150,000.00
3rd	$70,000.00
4th	$50,000.00
5th	$30,000.00
6th	$20,000.00
7th - 8th	$15,000.00
9th - 10th	$10,000.00

 

[MagiCap]

When is it?

 

[MAGAking1]

Here’s a look at the full list of opening odds for the 2023 U.S. Open, which tees off Thursday, June 15 from the Los Angeles Country Club North Course.

2023 U.S. Open Odds To Win​

Golfer	Winner
Scottie Scheffler	+750
Jon Rahm	+900
Brooks Koepka	+1200
Rory McIlroy	+1400
Xander Schauffele	+1600
Patrick Cantlay	+1600
Viktor Hovland	+1800
Max Homa	+2000
Collin Morikawa	+2000
Tyrrell Hatton	+2500
Matt Fitzpatrick	+2500
Justin Thomas	+2500
Jordan Spieth	+2500
Cameron Smith	+2500
Tony Finau	+2800
Shane Lowry	+2800
Dustin Johnson	+2800
Sam Burns	+3500
Hideki Matsuyama	+3500
Cameron Young	+3500
Jason Day	+3500
Sungjae Im	+4000
Joaquin Niemann	+4000
Joohyung Kim	+4000
Corey Conners	+5000
Tommy Fleetwood	+6000
Justin Rose	+6000
Bryson DeChambeau	+6000
Rickie Fowler	+6000
Patrick Reed	+6500
Keegan Bradley	+6500
Adam Scott	+6500
Wyndham Clark	+6500
Sahith Theegala	+6500
Louis Oosthuizen	+8000
Abraham Ancer	+8000
Taylor Montgomery	+8000
Mito Pereira	+8000
Seamus Power	+10000
Gary Woodland	+10000
Billy Horschel	+10000
Aaron Wise	+10000
Ryan Fox	+10000
Victor Perez	+10000
Taylor Moore	+10000
Keith Mitchell	+10000
Cam Davis	+10000
Talor Gooch	+13000
Si Woo Kim	+13000
Sergio Garcia	+13000
Russell Henley	+13000
Matthew NeSmith	+13000
Jason Kokrak	+13000
Harold Varner III	+13000
Phil Mickelson	+13000
J.J. Spaun	+13000
Chris Kirk	+13000
Thomas Pieters	+15000
Robert MacIntyre	+15000
Patrick Rodgers	+15000
Marc Leishman	+15000
Kyoung-Hoon Lee	+15000
Kevin Kisner	+15000
Joel Dahmen	+15000
Harris English	+15000
Denny McCarthy	+15000
Davis Riley	+15000
Brian Harman	+15000
Adam Hadwin	+15000
Matt Kuchar	+15000
Maverick McNealy	+15000
Tom Hoge	+15000
Sepp Straka	+15000
Scott Stallings	+15000
Min Woo Lee	+15000
Lucas Herbert	+15000
Jordan Smith	+15000
Francesco Molinari	+15000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout	+18000
Sebastian Munoz	+20000
Nick Hardy	+20000
Mackenzie Hughes	+20000
Cameron Tringale	+20000
Thriston Lawrence	+20000
Justin Suh	+20000
Jens Dantorp	+20000
J.T. Poston	+20000
Hayden Buckley	+20000
Carson Young	+20000
Andrew Putnam	+20000
Adrian Meronk	+20000
Adam Svensson	+20000
Kurt Kitayama	+20000
Matthieu Pavon	+25000
Wilco Nienaber	+30000
Padraig Harrington	+30000
David Horsey	+30000
Austin Eckroat	+30000
Ross Fisher	+40000
Paul Haley	+40000
Hank Lebioda	+40000
Ryutaro Nagano	+50000
Ryo Ishikawa	+50000
Roger Sloan	+50000
Gunn Charoenkul	+50000
Deon Germishuys	+50000
Brent Grant	+50000
Matthew McClean	+50000
Alejandro Del Rey	+50000
Wenyi Ding	+100000
Sam Bennett	+100000
Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira	+100000
Jacob Solomon	+100000
Ben Carr	+100000
Aldrich Potgieter	+100000

 

[Avocado33]

Koepka, Hovland, Cantlay

 

[5o'clockcharlie]

When is it?

Lol

 

[CHOPTALK]

Totally random but I really hate the PGA being so early in the year

It use to be at the perfect time .

Why did they move it in between the masters and US Open

Almost like it doesn’t get a chance to breath

 

[Knightrofins]

Totally random but I really hate the PGA being so early in the year

It use to be at the perfect time .

Why did they move it in between the masters and US Open

Almost like it doesn’t get a chance to breath

They didn’t want to interfere with fedex cup playoffs

 

[CHOPTALK]

Oh ok that makes sense .
Still wish they could figure something out .

 

[MAGAking1]

The 2023 U.S. Open will head to Los Angeles Country Club, marking the first-ever men’s major on the Southern California course. Teeing off Thursday, June 15, the event will bring together golfers from both the PGA TOUR and LIV Golf for the third major of the year.


The course is full of tricky and narrow fairways that demand precision drives from players. The natural barrancas that line the course have been painstakingly restored and managed, creating a unique hazard that winds throughout LACC. The dry gully can fill with water during particularly wet seasons in the normally arid southern California, turning them into a different hazard altogether.


Below we’ll take a look at a hole-by-hole breakdown of the LACC’s North Course ahead of the tournament. Check out this video below and our descriptions of the course.

1st Hole​

Distance: 578 yards
Par: 5


This par-5 starts things off fairly easy, with a wide fairway that does not reflect the driving challenges to come as golfers advance down the course. Bunkers line the sides of the fairway and the front left corner of the green.

2nd Hole​

Distance: 497 yards
Par: 4


This long par-4 heads right-to-left, and a barranca sits just far enough in front of the green to force golfers to determine whether they have enough firepower to push over or if they should pull up.

3rd Hole​

Distance: 419 yards
Par: 4


This shorter par-4 has a fairway that tilts on a hard left as we start seeing the need for precision drives that this course is known for. Golfers will want to lean right here on their drives. The green pitches back-to-front and is lined with three bunkers.

4th Hole​

Distance: 228 yards
Par: 3


The fourth green sits on a veritable island, plateaued among surrounding barranca, placing an extra challenge on this short par-3.

5th Hole​

Distance: 480 yards
Par: 4


This fairway tilts right, opposite of the third hole. Bunkers line the right side of the green, as well, so golfers will need to stay left on driving and approaching to avoid falloff.

6th Hole​

Distance: 330 yards
Par: 4


The sixth is a tricky hole, with an oddly-shaped fairway blocking any shot toward the green from an elevated tee box. If golfers go left on the fairway, they’ll have to clear a large barranca hazard and a bunker to get to the narrow green.

7th Hole​

Distance: 284 yards
Par: 3


The 7th hole takes you back over the barranca, which crosses over the path of the ball just ahead of the flat green.

8th Hole​

Distance: 547 yards
Par: 5


This par-5 works left-to-right on the drive, and then back from right to left on the approach to reach a small green surrounded by hazards on the right and left, but clear in the front and back.

9th Hole​

Distance: 171 yards
Par: 3


The short hole heads across a ravine uphill toward the clubhouse to finish off the front nine.

10th Hole​

Distance: 409 yards
Par: 4


The 10th hole appears to have plenty of room to play, but deep bunkers line the right side of the fairway and sit in front of the green, which is one of the smallest greens on the back nine.

11th Hole​

Distance: 290 yards
Par: 3


This is one of the most iconic holes at the course. The par-3 features a green that falls away on three sides and is surrounded by bunkers.

12th Hole​

Distance: 388 yards
Par: 4


The 12th starts with a blind drive over a hill before turning left onto a slightly elevated green flanked by complex bunkers.

13th Hole​

Distance: 507 yards
Par: 4


Here, we begin the home stretch of a tough final six holes. Drive too far to the right on the 50-yard-wide fairway, and the ball will roll off into the rough on the tilt. The pin is in a back corner of the green.

14th Hole​

Distance: 623 yards
Par: 5


Bunkers cut through the fairway here on the right, forcing tee shots to head toward the left and the rough that accompanies it. The pin sits at the front of the green, just past a wide bunker that is sure to cause some frustrations.

15th Hole​

Distance: 133 yards
Par: 3


This short hole features an interesting O-shaped green with a large hazard right in the middle hole.

16th Hole​

Distance: 542 yards
Par: 4


This hole encourages long drives onto the fairway with a firm and easy roll past a certain point, but the bunkers that dot the path force golfers to decide whether they can truly make it that far. There is a dangerous embankment just to the right of the green.

17th Hole​

Distance: 520 yards
Par: 4


This unforgiving par-4 has an elevated tee box and a fairway narrowly lined with sycamores. The barranca makes another appearance on the right side, and the green is tucked behind a line of bunkers.

18th Hole​

Distance: 492 yards
Par: 4


The final hole runs parallel to the first in the opposite direction, and the large green is flanked by bunkers to the left and the right.

 

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[VIEJODINOSAUR]

Spieth, Schauffele, and Rose….I love Rory but don’t trust his driver…if he picks his spots with the driver and utilizes his irons, he has a great shot…

 

[REDEYE]

Nice to have a West Coast major.

 

[REDEYE]

Picked up Homa at +3450 @ Bookmaker this morning. Best I've seen all year with him.

 

[Cheddar]

Hole 11, a 290 yard par 3. YIKES

 

[REDEYE]

Thomas 50/1 ?
I know he' hasn't played well, but those odds are off

 

[CHOPTALK]

Speith

 

[MAGAking1]

Jeez, its rough when you struggling and THEN they mock you

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1668648840558424070

 

[MAGAking1]

Interesting parlay idea