2012 U.S. Open Odds: Top European – Three Golfers Favored

U.S. Open Top European Odds

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (TheSpread) – A European has claimed the U.S. Open title the last two years. Here is a look at the odds to be the top European in this year’s tournament.

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According to oddsmakers, three European golfers all have 7/2 odds to be the top finisher of their continent. Those golfers are Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood.

McIlroy is the defending U.S. Open champion and he is second in the world rankings. He has been going through somewhat of a struggle as of late, as he has missed the cut in three of his last four tournaments. Last year’s U.S. Open was McIlroy’s first major championship. He has placed in the top 10 of the U.S. Open in two of his three appearances.

Donald is No. 1 in the world rankings. Donald has placed 12^th or better in his last four golf tournaments. He has never won a major championship and never finished in the top 10 of a U.S. Open but he did place 12^th back at the 2006 U.S. Open. Donald has placed outside the top 40 in his last five U.S. Opens.

Westwood is third in the world rankings and coming off a win on the European Tour last week. It was his second win in his last five events. Westwood has never won a major championship in his career, but has performed well in the U.S. Open as of late. He has finished third in two of the last four and has placed in the top 11 in seven of the last eight major championships overall.

The U.S. Open begins on Thursday, June 14 and will run through Sunday, June 17 from the Olympic Club-Lake Course in San Francisco, California. For complete odds on which American will have the best finish, see below.

2012 U.S. Open Odds – Who Will Be The Top European?

Rory McIlroy 7/2

Lee Westwood 7/2

Luke Donald 7/2

Justin Rose 8/1

Sergio Garcia 14/1

Padraig Harrington 16/1

Peter Hanson 16/1

Martin Kaymer 16/1

Ian Poulter 20/1

Francesco Molinari 25/1

Graeme McDowell 25/1

Martin Laird 28/1

Fredrik Jacobson 33/1

Carl Pettersson 33/1

Nicolas Colsaerts 33/1

Thomas Bjorn 40/1

Matteo Manassero 40/1

Robert Karlsson 40/1

Alvaro Quiros 45/1

Miguel Angel Jimenez 55/1

Anders Hansen 66/1

Alexander Noren 66/1

Rafael Cabrera Bello 66/1

Paul Casey 66/1

Robert Rock 70/1

Simon Dyson 80/1

Soren Kjeldsen 80/1

Peter Lawrie 90/1

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 100/1

Alex Cejka 100/1

Raphael Jacquelin 110/1

Gregory Bourdy 125/1

Lee Slattery 150/1

Marc Warren 150/1

Mikko Ilonen 150/1

Matthew Baldwin 150/1

Samuel Osborne 300/1

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