Tiger Woods (11/4) has been dominant this year, but he still hasn’t won a major since 2008, and his putting has been in a steady decline since the Masters. His last time out, at the Memorial, he finished at -1.190 in strokes gained-putting. Woods has three U.S. Open trophies and it was the last major title that he has won. He has been stuck on 14 major victories, and needs five more to surpass Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 career major titles. Woods has shown in the past that he can play shorter, quirky golf courses with his win at Royal Liverpool in the 2006 Open Championship and his win this year at the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Woods has won four events and nearly six million dollars in 2013 . He has regained his No. 1 ranking in the Official World Golf Ranking and is No. 1 on the FedEx Cup. He is 37 years old and the time to win more majors is now.

Matt Kuchar (10/1) has yet to win a major. He has six top-10 finishes in 14 starts in 2013 and makes him a bona fide player in majors. Since 2010, he has five top 10s in majors and a pair of missed cuts. He’s been solid, but he is just 134th in driving accuracy, and that will be key at the Merion Golf Club. Also, he won his last time out, and for any golfer not named Tiger Woods, winning back-to-back starts is nearly impossible. Kuchar is second only to Woods on the money list with over $4 million in earnings

Phil Mickelson (10/1) has never won the U.S. Open. He’s had some close calls, but his lack of accuracy off the tee typically dooms him. Also, he has been erratic this year. Phil Mickelson had a poor showing at the only 2013 major, tying for 54th place at nine under par. However, through 12 events in 2013, he’s fourth on the money list.

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U.S. Open – Top American
Tiger Woods 11/4
Matt Kuchar 10/1
Phil Mickelson 10/1
Brandt Snedeker 14/1
Dustin Johnson 20/1
Jim Furyk 20/1
Keegan Bradley 20/1
Steve Stricker 20/1
Webb Simpson 20/1
Hunter Mahan 25/1
Jason Dufner 25/1
Bill Haas 33/1
Bubba Watson 33/1
Rickie Fowler 33/1
Bill Horschel 40/1
Bo Van Pelt 40/1
Kyle Stanley 40/1
Nick Watney 40/1
Ryan Palmer 40/1
Zach Johnson 40/1

2013 US Open
When: Thursday June 13th-16th@6:44 AM ET
Pick: Tiger Woods 11/4

The Bottom Line: Tiger is always a safe bet, but Kuchar is a definite threat. Be sure to sign up with Bovada to receive a 10% sign-up bonus before the 2013 US Open tees-off.

McIlroy began 2013 with high aspirations, but mostly did not fare well in early tournaments. After withdrawing from the Honda Classic in February, McIlroy struggled at the 2013 Masters Tournament and finished two over par and in a tie for 25th place.

Will Rory McIlroy Make the Cut At The U.S. Open?
Yes -600
No +350

McIlroy has missed the cut at the US Open twice in four starts. Overall he’s missed three cuts in 14 Majors.

Will Rory McIlroy Shoot a Hole In One?
Yes +10000

He has never had a hole in one the PGA or European Tour, but he did get his first at age nine.

Rory McIlroy Top 5 Finish?
Yes +400

He has three Top 5 finishes in Majors plus two wins.

Rory McIlroy Top 10 Finish?
Yes +165

He has four Top 10 finishes in Majors plus two wins.

Rory McIlroy Top 20 Finish?
Yes -120

He has five Top 10 finishes in Majors plus two wins.

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2013 US Open
When: Thursday June 13th@3:44 AM PT

The Bottom Line: McIlroy could miss the cut or a Top 20 finish is safe bet to make. Be sure to sign up with Bovada to receive a 10% sign-up bonus before the 2013 US Open tees-off.

2013 US Open Prop Bets: Provided by Bovada.lv

Tiger Woods Top 5 Finish?

Yes +100

Tiger Woods Top 10 Finish?

Yes -275

Tiger Woods Top 20 Finish?

Yes -500

Phil Mickelson Top 5 Finish?

Yes +400

Phil Mickelson Top 10 Finish?

Yes +165

Phil Mickelson Top 20 Finish?

Yes -120

Rory McIlroy Top 5 Finish?

Yes +400

Rory McIlroy Top 10 Finish?

Yes +165

Rory McIlroy Top 20 Finish?

Yes -120

Will Tiger Woods Shoot a Hole In One?

Yes +10000

US Open Winning Margin -

Playoff +240
1 Shot +250
2 Shots +350
3 Shots +450
4 Shots or More +333

Big Guns vs The Field -

The Field -250
Big Guns (Scott, McDowell, Kuchar, Mickelson, McIlroy, Woods) +175

Will Tiger Woods Make the Cut at the US Open?

Yes -1000
No +550

Will There be a Hole In One at The US Open?

Yes +135
No -175

US Open Winning Nationality -

American -165
European +225
Rest of the World +450

Tiger Woods entered last weekend’s Memorial Tournament playing exceptional golf as he had earned four consecutive top four finishes. None of that mattered at Muirfield Village, though, with Woods finishing a distant 65th (eight over par 296) in his quest for a sixth Memorial title. Despite his horrendous turn in Dublin (Ohio), the odds makers are not shying away from Woods in next week’s U.S. Open.

Woods makes sense as the favorite given his overall play this season (four wins in eight tournament entries) and his past performance on the championship stage. Granted, Tiger has not won a major since taking the 2009 U.S. Open, but it would appear it is only a matter of time before he garners his 15th major victory.

Rory McIlroy took the U.S. Open field by storm two years ago at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, shooting a 16 under par 268 en route to his first major championship; however, he missed the U.S. Open cut in 2010 and 2012. McIlroy has been a sporadic performer much of this season, missing the cut in two European Tour events while registering 25th or worse finishes in five of his nine PGA Tournament entries.

2013 US Open Odds: Provided by Sportsbook.ag

Tiger Woods +400
Rory McIlroy +1800
Matt Kuchar +2000
Phil Mickelson +2500
Lee Westwood +2500
Brandt Snedeker +2500
Adam Scott +2800
Charl Schwartzel +3000
Justin Rose +3000
Graeme McDowell +3500
Luke Donald +3500
Dustin Johnson +4000
Sergio Garcia +4000
Jason Day +4000
Jason Dufner +4000
Keegan Bradley +4500
Webb Simpson +5000
Jim Furyk +5000
Steve Stricker +5000
Hunter Mahan +5000
Louis Oosthuizen +5000
Rickie Fowler +6000
Nick Watney +6000
Ian Poulter +6500
Bubba Watson +6500
Henrik Stenson +7000
Thorbjorn Olesen +7000
Bill Haas +7000
Bo Van Pelt +7000
Peter Hanson +8500
Matteo Manassero +8500
Marc Leishman +8500
KJ Choi +10000
Robert Garrigus +10000
Carl Pettersson +10000
Charles Howell III +10000
Martin Laird +10000
Zach Johnson +10000
Jimmy Walker +10000
Nicolas Colsaerts +10000
Geoff Ogilvy +10000
Freddie Jacobson +10000
Kevin Streelman +10000
Martin Kaymer +10000
Padraig Harrington +10000
Angel Cabrera +10000
Tim Clark +10000
Ernie Els +10000
Ryan Moore +15000
Ben Crane +15000
Aaron Baddeley +15000
Gary Woodland +15000
Ryan Palmer +15000
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano +15000
Kyle Stanley +15000
Francesco Molinari +15000
David Lynn +15000
Stewart Cink +15000
Vijay Singh +17500
John Huh +17500
Greg Chalmers +17500
Brendon de Jonge +17500
Michael Thompson +17500
Russell Henley +17500
Trevor Immelman +17500
Lucas Glover +17500
Kevin Chappell +17500
Branden Grace +17500
Richard Sterne +17500
David Toms +17500
John Senden +17500
George Coetzee +17500
Scott Piercy +17500
YE Yang +17500
Casey Wittenberg +20000
Ryo Ishikawa +20000
Brian Gay +22500
Robert Karlsson +22500
Kevin Na +22500
Rafael Cabrera Bello +22500
Paul Lawrie +22500
Seung-Yul Noh +22500
Luke Guthrie +22500
Chris Wood +22500
Paul Casey +22500
Chris Kirk +22500
Marcel Siem +25000
Jamie Donaldson +30000
Alexander Noren +30000
Ben Curtis +30000
Marcus Fraser +30000
John Peterson +30000
Thomas Bjorn +30000
Darren Clarke +30000
Hiroyuki Fujita +50000
Michael Campbell +50000
Michael Weaver +100000
Steve Fox +100000
Field (Any Other Golfer) +1200

Adam Scott played outstanding golf all week, but he remained just off the lead after each of the first three rounds of play at Augusta. Scott, who employs Steve Williams (Tiger Woods old bag mate) as caddy, shot a three under par 69 on Thursday, a Par 72 on Friday, and another 69 on Saturday to put himself in line for the championship today.

He opened Sunday’s fourth and final round with a bogey on the Par 4 Hole No. 1, but he was spectacular the rest of the way, recording birdies on holes three, 13, 15, and 18 to finish with another 69 and earn a playoff with Cabrera. Both Scott and Cabrera, shot par on the opening playoff hole, the Par 4 18th, but Scott hit a birdie on the next one, Hole No. 10, while Cabrera, who the 2009 Masters in a two hole playoff with Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell, finished it in par.

Scott, a +3000 moneyline selection to win the Masters ($100 wins $3000), became the first Australian to ever win the Green Jacket. The 32 year old Adelaide native had now finished eighth or better in five of the last nine majors.

Masters 2013 Results: Top 10

Adam Scott -9 (279)
Angel Cabrera -9 (279)
Jason Day -7 (281)
Marc Leishman -5 (283)
Tiger Woods -5 (283)
Brandt Snedeker -4 (284)
Thorborn Olesen -4 (284)
Matt Kuchar -3 (285)
Sergio Garcia -3 (285)
Lee Westwood -3 (285)

Masters Payouts 2013: Current Leaders

T1 Brandt Snedeker (-7): +3000 or $100 wins $3000 wager.
T1 Angel Cabrera (-7): +7000 or $100 wins $7000 wager (also a 25/1 top former winners wager).
3 Adam Scott (-6): +3000 or $100 wins $3000 wager.
T4 Jason Day (-5): +6000 or $100 wins $600 wager.
T4 Marc Leishman (-5): +30000 or $100 wins $30000 wager. The biggest long shot in contention (aside from two-time winner Bernhard Langer) and seemingly a good candidate to reward his, no doubt, few backers given his steady play through the first three rounds of play.
6 Matt Kuchar (-4): +3000 or $100 wins $3000 wager.
T7 Tim Clark (-3): +20000 or $100 wins $20000 wager.
T7 Tiger Woods (-3): +350 or $100 wins $350 wager (also a 8/11 top former winners wager).
T9 Rickie Fowler (-2): +6000 or $100 wins $6000 wager.
T9 Steve Stricker (-2): +5000 or $100 wins $5000 wager.
T9 Berhard Langer (-2): +50000 or $100 wins $50000 wager (also a 66/1 top former winners wager).
T9 Lee Westwood (-2): +2500 or $100 wins $2500 wager.
T9 Jim Furyk (-2): +6000 or $100 wins $6000 wager.

Their are still 18 holes left to play, but the following players, given their pre-tournament odds, would serve as notable disappointments through three rounds of action:

Rory McIlroy (+5): +1200 or $100 wins $1200 wager. McIlroy was a second pick to Woods before the Masters teed off on Thursday.
Phil Mickelson (+8): +1500 or $100 wins $1500 wager (also a 3/1 top former winners wager). Mickelson, a three-time Masters champion and an incredible player at Augusta through the years, enters the final round tied for 56th.
Bubba Watson (+2): +4000 or $100 wins $4000 wager (also an 8/1 top former winners wager). Watson is, technically, not out of the mix, but his 2013 Masters turn has been a lackluster one thus far.
Luke Donald (+2): +4000 or $100 wins $4000 wager. The world’s former No. 1 looks as though he will fall short of his first major championship, much to the chagrin of himself and those who believed he might actually get the monkey off his back this weekend.

Brandt Snedeker started the year in fine fashion, recording four top three finishes in his first five PGA events of the season, but he missed the cut at his two most recent tournament entries, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Shell Houston Open. The 32 year old Tennessee native, who tied for third at the 2008 Masters, appears to have put those recent missteps behind him, though.

Snedeker, who shot a two under par 70 in rounds one and two, birdied holes 13, 15, and 16 on the back nine this afternoon to give him a third round score of 69 and a three day total of 209.

While Snedeker’s steady play at Augusta has him in prime position for his first major championship, he still has some stiff competition to overcome in order to secure the Green Jacket. Tied with Snedeker atop the leaderboard is two-time major winner and 2009 Masters champion Angel Cabrera.

Cabrera shot a three under par 69 for the second day in a row, but he needed some incredible shots to avoid a lackluster round. The 43 year old Cordoba native hit bogies on holes two, 12, and 16, but he registered birdies on three, six, eight, 10, 16, and 18 to give him a share of the lead.

Tiger Woods suffered through some erratic play as well with the four-time Masters champ bogeying hole four, nine, and 11; however, like Cabrera, Woods salvaged his round with five birdies, including three on the back nine to finish the day at two under par.

Masters 2013 Results 3rd Rd: Top 10

T1 Brandt Snedeker -7 (209)
T1 Angel Cabrera -7 (209)
3 Adam Scott -6 (210)
T4 Jason Day -5 (211)
T4 Marc Leishman -5 (211)
6 Matt Kuchar -4 (212)
T7 Tim Clark -3 (213)
T7 Tiger Woods -3 (213)
T9 Rickie Fowler -2 (214)
T9 Steve Stricker -2 (214)
T9 Berhard Langer -2 (214)
T9 Lee Westwood -2 (214)
T9 Jim Furyk -2 (214)

Jason Day went largely unnoticed yesterday, despite finishing with a two under par 70, but he is on everyone’s radar tonight. Day hit bogeys on holes four and 12, but six birdies put him four under for the day and six under for the tournament. Day, who tied for second at the 2011 Masters, is seeking his first Green Jacket as well as his first major title.

Fred Couples continued his incredible play at Augusta, finishing with a one under par 71 today; he is one stroke off the lead at -5 for the tournament. Couples is not the only gray beard to show well through two rounds, though. The 55 year old Bernhard Langer, a two-time Green Jacket winner (1985, 1993), is two under after two rounds and tied for 14th with the aforementioned Garcia as well as John Senden, Charl Schwartzel, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, and Rory McIlroy.

Tiger Woods did not finish well this afternoon, hitting bogeys on holes 15 and 18, but birdies on holes five, seven, and eight led to a final round score of 71. Woods is now three under for the tournament and very much in the mix for a fifth Green Jacket and 15th major championship.

Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson, two other notables who were expected to make some noise this week, did not perform well. Mickelson shot a four over 76 this afternoon, leaving him nine shots back of the lead (+3). Watson just made the cut despite improving on yesterday opening round 75; the 2012 Masters champ hit the club house with a +1 73 today, giving him a two day total of 148 (+4).

Among those missing the cut were former major winners and expected 2013 Masters contenders Graeme McDowell (+5), Y.E. Yang (+5), Webb Simpson (+5), Padraig Harrington (+9), and Louis Oosthuizen (+6).

Masters 2013 Results 2nd Rd: Top 10

Jason Day -6 (138)
Marc Leishman -5 (139)
Fred Couples -5 (139)
Angel Cabrera -4 (140)
Jim Furyk -4 (140)
Brandt Snedeker -4 (140)
Adam Scott -3 (141)
Jason Dufner -3 (141)
David Lynn -3 (141)
Lee Westwood -3 (141)
Justin Rose -3 (141)
K.J. Choi -3 (141)
Tiger Woods -3 (141)

Sergio Garcia has never lived up to expectations, at least as far as major championships are concerned, but he is certainly in position to procure his first one after Round 1 at Augusta. Garcia started the day with a birdie on the Par 4 Hole No. 1 and he went on to record three more on the front nine, hitting one under on holes three, six, and nine.  The back nine was not as kind to the 33 year old Spaniard, but he did birdie holes 10 and 15 while avoiding any dreaded bogeys to finish with a six under par 66.

While Garcia, a +5000 moneyline play to win the Masters heading into today’s opening round, was impressive this afternoon, he has plenty of competition heading into the final three rounds of action.

Marc Leishman, who missed the cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Shell Houston Open before heading to Augusta, opened play with a bogey on Hole No. 1, but he finished the front nine with a one under par 35 thanks to birdies on holes three and eight. Leishman dominated the back nine, scoring a birdie on Hole No. 10 before going on to hit consecutive birdies on holes 13 through 16.

Tiger Woods had a less inspiring afternoon, but he is, without question, still in contention for the Green Jacket. Woods, the owner of four Masters titles, birdied holes six, eight, and 13, but he bogeyed on 14 before finishing the round with four consecutive pars.

Other notables include Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples, and last year’s Green Jacket winner, Bubba Watson. Mickelson, a three-time Masters champion and a +1500 play to win this weekend, finished the day with a one under par 71 while Watson hit a disappointing three over par 75. Couples (opened at +15000 odds to win his second Green Jacket) was the afternoon’s biggest surprise, though, as he recorded birdies on holes two, five, eight, 10, 13, and 17 and finished the day with a four under 68.

2013 Masters Results 1st: Top 10

Sergio Garcia -6
Marc Leishman -6
Dustin Johnson -5
Matt Kuchar -4
Fred Couples -4
Gonzalo Fdez-Castano -4
David Lynn -4
Rickie Fowler -4
Trevor Immelman -4
Jim Furyk -3
Zach Johnson -3
Adam Scott -3

K.J Choi (1/1) finished in the top eight of the 2010 and 2011 Masters.  He almost walked out of TPC San Antonio with a win. In the final round, he started his round with a blemish-free 4-under run through his first four holes before finally surrendering his only bogey of the day with a 6’2″ par miss on the par-4 12th. He would hop on the par train for the next five holes, then end his day with a birdie at 18. At the Valero Texas Open, Choi finished sixth. It’s certainly a good sign that he is coming off a quality tuneup weekend. He should be ripe for a nice week at Augusta National

Y.E Yang (7/2) became the first Asian male golfer to win a Major title when he beat Tiger Woods in a head-to-head duel at the 2009 PGA Championship. Yang’s best showing at the Masters was a tied eighth finish in the 2010 edition. He followed that up with a top-20 in 2011 and shared 57th last year. The powerful Korean also finished equal third in the U.S. Open in 2011. Yang has not won on the PGA Tour since his life-changing victory four years ago but three top-20s in recent times, including at the Asian Tour’s inaugural Chiangmai Golf Classic presented by PTT two weeks ago, have boosted his confidence.

Ryo Ishikawa (9/2) has missed the cut the last three out of four tries and his best finish was T-20 in 2011. He missed the cut in all but three Majors in 2012, but finished T-59 at the PGA Championship.

Hiroyuki Fujita (11/2) was in the 2011 Masters but failed to make the cut. He has won 15 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking, finishing in 48th position of the 2010 year-end Official World Golf Ranking. In 2012, Fujita won four tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour en route to winning the Order of Merit.

Thaworn Wiratchant (11/2) best result was at the 2006 Open Championship, his only Major appearance. is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour where he holds the record for most victories with 15. In March 2005, he won the Enjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia Open, which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour, becoming the second Thai after Thongchai Jaidee to win a European Tour event. He topped the Asian Tour money list in 2005, becoming the first man to win more than half a million U.S. dollars on that tour in a season. He would top the Asian Tour money list again in 2012.

Tian-Lang Guan (9/1) is 14 years old and he will compete as an amateur in the Masters, the youngest player in the event’s history. Tianlang is 5-foot-9 and only about 140 pounds, although growing quickly. He can’t drive the courtesy car given to all players for the week. He can only drive a golf ball around 250 yards. He was born in China after Tiger won his first Masters in 1997. It doesn’t matter. Last fall he won the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship and earned an automatic bid here.

The US Masters 2013 – Top Asain Player
K.J Choi 1/1
Y.E Yang 7/2
Ryo Ishikawa 9/2
Hiroyuki Fujita 11/2
Thaworn Wiratchant 9/1
Tian-Lang Guan 20/1

2013 Masters
When: Thursday April 11th-14th
Pick:

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