US Open Golf Betting
It is one of the four Major Championships of the Golfing calendar. The US Open is played at various courses in the United States.
US Open History
The first US Open was played in October 1895 on a short nine hole course in Newport, Rhode Island. It was played in just one day. Both amateurs and professionals took part. Back in those days the competition was dominated by mainly experienced British players, then in 1911 an American played (John J McDermott) who went on to win it, from then on more Americans took part, subsequently it has become one of the four golfing Majors.
156 players take part in the competition. It is open to any professional or any amateur player with a current USGA Handicap Index of not more than 1.4.
Overall the Americans have had most of the success but South Africa have done well in the past, winning it five times since 1965.
The last three years has seen the Southern Hemisphere lead the way with South African, Retief Goosen winning it in 2004 followed by Michael Campbell from New Zealand taking the glory in 2005, then last year Australian, Geoff Ogilvy won the championship, the same year that saw its youngest ever player qualify, Tadd Fujikawa from Hawaii, aged just fifteen.
A European has not won it since British, Tony Jacklin did in 1970.
The winner of the US Open automatically becomes invited to play at the other Majors, The Masters, The Open Championships and the PGA Championships. Then they are exempt from qualifying for the US Open for ten years.
Prize money for the winner in 2006 was ,225,000.
Past Winners:
1997 Ernie Els, South Africa
1998 Lee Janzen, United States
1999 Payne Stewart, United States
2000 Tiger Woods, United States
2001 Retief Goosen, South Africa
2002 Tiger Woods, United States
2003 Jim Furyk, United States
2004 Retief Goosen, South Africa
2005 Michael Campbell, New Zealand
2006 Geoff Ogilvy, Australia
This year the US Open takes place at the Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania from June 14-17th.
US Open Betting
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