The 2012 U.S. Open will get underway this week. The prestigious event will be held at the Olympic Club and is the second of the four annual Grand Slam events. Scoring is expected to be tight and, with the best golfers in the world vying for the title, you can imagine the field is wide open.
U.S. Open Odds 2012: Tiger Woods Remains Early Favorite To Win
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Still, with a recent tournament win by Tiger Woods, the superstar is once again tagged by oddsmakers as the early favorite to take home his fourth U.S. Open title. If Woods does pull off the impressive feat, he will enter into a tie for the most career U.S. Open wins, along with Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus.
Here are the early odds to win the 2012 U.S. Open:
Tiger Woods 6/1
Lee Westwood 10/1
Rory McIlroy 10/1
Luke Donald 12/1
Phil Mickelson 16/1
Dustin Johnson 20/1
Jason Dufner 28/1
Matt Kuchar 28/1
Bubba Watson 30/1
Adam Scott 33/1
Hunter Mahan 33/1
Justin Rose 33/1
Zach Johnson 33/1
Jim Furyk 40/1
Keegan Bradley 40/1
Louis Oosthuizen 40/1
Martin Kaymer 40/1
Nick Watney 40/1
Rickie Fowler 40/1
Steve Stricker 40/1
For all your news and updates in the run up to the 2012 U.S. Open at Olympic, visit SB Nation’s dedicated golf hub. Be sure to head over to USOpen.com for even more coverage from the event.
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