u.s. open golf thread

[dankhank]

the u.s. open starts this thursday in oakmont, pennsylvania. the last time the championship was played at oakmont was 1994, when ernie els survived in a three-way playoff against colin montgomerie and loren roberts, in one of the more memorable tournaments of the 1990s.

the course is shaping up to be one of the toughest tests in golf history. betting wise, this tends to separate the pretenders from the real contenders more starkly. tough grinders like retief goosen and jim furyk tend to be popular plays.

what looks good to you this year?