If there was one course that the LIV Golf Tour players would not have wanted to compete for the US Open on this coming weekend, then it is certain that the Brookline Country Club near Boston, Massachusetts is at the top of that list.
The setting for the famous 1999 “Battle of Brookline” at the Ryder Cup, documented in European Captain Mark James’ best selling book “Into the Bear Pit”, fans attending the course are well known for their partisan support and often borderline behaviour towards players they are not looking towards backing.
And with the LIV Golf Tour painted as the bad guys in the schism that is opening up in the world of golf at the moment, it seems likely that the US-based supporters in attendance will probably choose to vent their frustrations at those LIV Tour players playing in the event.
It certainly promises to be a very interesting four days of golf, and few days beforehand too as the fallout from the LIV Golf Invitational first tournament and the US PGA Tour’s reaction to it continues to drive a wedge through the world of golf.
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So against this backdrop of a divide opening up in the world of golf and bitterness very much growing between the different sets of players, are we going to see a harmonious US Open this weekend, or an acrimonious one?
Let’s preview the tournament and find out.
US Open 2022
- Venue – Brookline Country Club, Massachusetts
- Date – 16th to 19th June
- Defending Champion – Jon Rahm (Spain)
- Prize Pool – $12,500,000 (as of 2021)
- Winners Share – $2,250,000 (as of 2021)
- Playoff Format – two-hole aggregate followed by sudden death.
- Course Length – 7,264 yards(6,642 metres)
- Par – 70
- Field – 156 players
The Course
Brookline Country Club is home to 27 holes across two different courses, the Main Course and the Primrose Course, however for the 2022 US Open, a composite course comprising of four holes from the Primrose Course and 15 from the Main Course has been decided as the best fit for the US Open field.
That adds up to 19 holes, but that is because on the new layout, the 13th hole at the US Open will be a par four played over what is the first and second hole of the Primrose Course.
The course is as follows with holes from the Primrose course shown in italics.
- Par 4 – 488 yards – Polo Field
- Par 3 – 215 yards – Cottage
- Par 4 – 499 yards – Pond
- Par 4 – 493 yards – Newton
- Par 4 – 310 yards – Bakers
- Par 3 – 192 yards – Plateau
- Par 4 – 375 yards – Corner
- Par 5 – 557 yards – Quarry
- Par 4 – 427 yards – Primrose 9
- Par 4 – 499 yards – Himalayas
- Par 4 – 131 yards – Redan
- Par 4 – 473 yards – Stockton
- Par 4 – 450 yards – Primrose 1 & 2
- Par 5 – 619 yards – Primrose 8
- Par 4 – 510 yards – Liverpool
- Par 3 – 202 yards – Clyde
- Par 4 – 373 yards – Elbow
- Par 4 – 451 yards – Home
The 2022 tournament will be the fourth time that Brookline has hosted the US Open.
US Open – Past Winners & Records
Eight recent winners of the US Open will play in this tournament and qualify through that process: Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose, Gary Woodland, Brooks Koepka and Webb Simpson.
Martin Kaymer also qualified this way but won’t play due to injury.
Prior to Jon Rahm’s win last year, American players had won the past six events.
No player has won the US Open more than four times. Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus all achieving four wins in their careers.
Only one player in the field has won more than one US Open, Brooks Koepka. Tiger Woods has won three US Open titles, but will miss the event as he continues his rehabilitation to full fitness.
The United States has produced 86 winners of this event, with Scotland producing 13 wins, England 7 and South Africa 5. Jersey, Australia and Northern Ireland have had 2 winners, while New Zealand, Argentina, Germany and Spain have produced a single winner each.
Previous winners of the US Open at Brookline are Curtis Strange (1988), Julius Boros (1963) and Francis Ouimet (1913).
The lowest winning score in the US Open is -16 under par, achieved by Rory McIlroy in 2011 and Brooks Koepka in 2017.
The highest winning score in the US Open is +17 by Walter Hagen in 1919.
John McDermott is the youngest US Open Champion, winning at aged 19 years 10 months and 14 days in 1911. Hale Irwin is the oldest, when he was 45 years and 15 days old in 1990.
The 2022 US Open – Betting Odds
After his win at the RBC Canadian Open last weekend, Rory McIlroy is the favourite to win the US Open this weekend at 10/1 with bet365. Others close to him in the betting include:
- 12/1 – Justin Thomas
- 14/1 – Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler
- 20/1 – Cameron Smith
- 22/1 – Xander Schauffele
- 25/1 – Jordan Spieth, Patrick Cantlay, Matt Fitzpatrick
- 28/1 – Shane Lowry, Sam Burns, Will Zalatoris, Collin Morikawa
- 30/1 – Tony Finau
- 33/1 – Viktor Hovland, Joaquin Niemann
- 35/1 – Max Homa, Sungjae Im
- 40/1 – Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama
- 45/1 – Brooks Koepka, Cameron Young
- 50/1 – Billy Horschel, Daniel Berger
- 55/1 bar
All odds were correct with bet365 at the time of writing but may have changed in the run up to the start of the tournament.
Our Tips
For the outright winner, we think Justin Thomas is due another big win after a third place at the RBC Canadian Open last weekend and his game will be perfectly suited to Brookline.
However, for a solid each way bet, Hideki Matsuyama has been in great form in recent weeks after a somewhat barren spell and the former Masters Champion could have a good week here.
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