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However, it wasn’t DJ’s week, as he finished +1. The SuperBook said more money was wagered on Johnson than any other player in the 156-man field.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Tiger Woods of course attracted plenty of action, too. But the Masters champ was never in contention at Pebble, and a ho-hum week led to a T21 finish at -2.<\/p>\n
2011 US Open winner Rory McIlroy also garnered much attention. But the Northern Irishman had a disappointing Sunday round of even par, not the kind of finish he needed to chase down Woodland.<\/p>\n
Open Odds<\/b><\/h2>\n
The world’s best players have a month to prepare for the final major of the year. The Open Championship will be contested beginning July 18 at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n
It comes as little surprise that Koepka is the odds-on favorite. The SuperBook has him at 6\/1 to win the Claret Jug. Brooks’ best Open finish came in 2017 when placed tied for sixth.<\/strong><\/p>\nPlaying in his native homeland, McIlroy has the next shortest odds at 10\/1. He won the 2014 Open when it was played at Royal Liverpool in England.<\/p>\n
Johnson and Woods are at 12\/1, and Justin Rose is at 16\/1. Despite his victory at Pebble, Woodland opens at a distant 50\/1.<\/p>\n
The 2019 Open Championship will be the second time Royal Portrush has hosted the world’s oldest major. Max Faulkner won in 1951 with a score of 285 (-3). His win paid him \u00a3300 ($377). Next month, the Open purse will total $10.25 million, with the winner receiving nearly $2 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gary Woodland is the 2019 US Open champion after winning at Pebble Beach, a feat that few saw coming. Oddsmakers in Las Vegas opened lines on the 35-year-old as long as 80\/1 prior to the tournament. Fast-forward through four rounds of play in which the long-hitting Kansas native dominated Pebble Beach, and bettors who took […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":107102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Gary Woodland Fends Off Brooks Koepka to Win US Open<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n