Australian golf nice Geoff Ogilvy believes Xander Schauffele has “each likelihood” of successful back-to-back majors because the world’s finest golfers descend on Pinehurst Resort for the 124th US Open.
After years of near-misses, Schauffele lastly broke by means of for his first main victory on the 2024 PGA Championship.
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Having by no means completed under T14 in 5 editions of the US Open, Ogilvy believes Schauffele is well-placed to construct on the momentum generated by his breakthrough win.
“I feel his chances are high nice,” Ogilvy stated on Fox Sports activities’ US Open preview present.
“It’s humorous, on this very present I really feel like we have been choosing Xander each main to win as a result of we knew he was going to win one sooner or later. We jumped off the Xander bandwagon and he goes and wins one.
“(He’s acquired) Each likelihood. He doesn’t have a weak point in his sport. He’s in all probability one of the best prime to backside golfer on the planet.
“He drives it miles, he hits it actually straight, he strikes it each methods, his iron play is nice, his quick sport is pretty much as good as anybody and he putts rather well.
“Now that he’s solved the riddle, the floodgates might open. He’s that good of a participant. The sky is the restrict for Xander, he actually is that good.”
Pretty much as good as Schauffele could also be, he should be at his finest to cease the red-hot type of Scottie Scheffler.
The 27-year-old completed T7, T2 and third on the US Open in 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively and can hope this yr’s match is the one when he breaks by means of.
Scheffler additionally goes into the US Open lower than a month after his notorious arrest close to Valhalla Golf Membership previous to the second spherical of the PGA Championship.
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HOW TO WATCH
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BROADCAST SCHEDULE (all occasions AEST)
Friday, June 14
Spherical 1 — from 8:30pm Thursday to 10am
Saturday, June 15
Spherical 2 — from 8:30pm Friday to 10am
Sunday, June 16
Spherical 3 — from 12am to 10am
Monday, June 17
Closing spherical — from 11pm Sunday to 9am
ODDS (by way of TAB)
Scottie Scheffler $4
Xander Schauffele $13
Rory McIlroy $13
Collin Morikawa $15
Viktor Hovland $17
Bryson DeChambeau $19
Ludvig Aberg $21
Brooks Koepka $21
Jon Rahm $31
Cameron Smith (AUS) $34
AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION
Adam Scott
World Golf Rating — 61st
Finest end result at US Open — T4 (2015)
Odds — $101
Cam Davis
World Golf Rating — 68th
Finest end result at US Open — Certified (2023)
Odds — $201
Cameron Smith
World Golf Rating — 72nd
Finest end result at US Open — 4th/T4 (2015, 2023)
Odds — $34
Jason Day
World Golf Rating — twenty first
Finest end result at US Open — 2nd/T2 (2011, 2013)
Odds — $67
Jason Scrivener
World Golf Rating — 369th
Finest end result at US Open — Certified (2018)
Odds — $301
Min Woo Lee
World Golf Rating — thirty sixth
Finest end result at US Open — T5 (2023)
Odds — $51
PAST WINNERS
2023 — Wyndham Clark (United States)
2022 — Matt Fitzpatrick (England)
2021 — Jon Rahm (Spain)
2020 — Bryson DeChambeau (United States)
2019 — Gary Woodland (United States)
2018 — Brooks Koepka (United States)
2017 — Brooks Koepka (United States)
2016 — Dustin Johnson (United States)
2015 — Jordan Spieth (United States)
2014 — Martin Kaymer (Germany)
2013 — Justin Rose (England)
2012 — Webb Simpson (United States)
2011 — Rory McIlroy (Northern Eire)
2010 — Graeme McDowell (Northern Eire)
2009 — Lucas Glover (United States)
2008 — Tiger Woods (United States)
2007 — Angel Cabrera (Argentina)
2006 — Geoff Ogilvy (Australia)
2005 — Michael Campbell (New Zealand)
2004 — Retief Goosen (South Africa)
2003 — Jim Furyk (United States)
2002 — Tiger Woods (United States)
2001 — Retief Goosen (South Africa)
2000 — Tiger Woods (United States)
US OPEN ROUND ONE TEE TIMES (all occasions AEST)
To be confirmed