Golf tips, free bets and latest odds for the US Open at Pinehurst
It is the US Open up next, so get ready for another round of: “If not Scottie Scheffler, then who wins this week?”
Trying to pick someone to keep Scheffler away from the winner’s circle has not proved too rewarding, with the world No 1 making it five victories from his last eight starts by seeing off the challenge of Collin Morikawa at The Memorial.
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The fact that Morikawa was tipped here as the most likely player to take Scheffler down - and rewarded each way backers who took the 14-1 on offer - was scant consolation.
Scheffler’s astonishing run means he is 3-1 to make it six from nine at Pinehurst this week - the lowest price a player has been for any Major since Tiger Woods started at 7-4 for the 2009 US Open.
But it is worth remembering that Woods, who was at the peak of his powers, opened with a four over par 74 in 2009, to finish eight shots off the first round lead. After playing catch up for the rest of the tournament he could only manage a tie for sixth.
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Morikawa can be backed at 14-1 again this week - and with the ultra-tough conditions at Pinehurst offering a similar test to The Memorial, he has to come into the reckoning again.
Brooks Koepka has failed to live up to his billing as a Major Machine with disappointing efforts at the Masters and the USPGA. But that can’t continue, can it? At 20-1, he gets another chance.
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