So, I am sure that many of you are clamoring for a Grandstander prediction for the US Open now underway at Olympic Country Club in San Francisco. After his win two weeks ago at The Memorial, Tiger Woods is the betting favorite and the trendy pick, and I suppose he has as good a shot as anyone.
Fans of Phil Mickelson, and I am one, wonder if Lefty will ever be able to capture a US Open, after he has finished second five times in this Championship in his career. At the age of 41, time might be running out for Lefty, but I see one thing that might spur him on this week. If there is anything that gets Mickelson's juices flowing it's major championships and the chance to put a beat down on Tiger Woods, and the two of them, along with Masters winner Bubba Watson will be paired together in the opening two rounds this week. That can work against you, too, since you can get caught up playing the golfer in your group rather than the course, but I think Mickelson is smarter than that. So is Woods, for that matter.
In fact, I will ooffer one prediction: Woods will finish ahead of Mickelson this week.
I have not been able to muster up any kind of feeling to register a learned prediction other than this: an American will win the US Open this week. Sorry about that Rory, Luke, Lee, Ian, and all you other Internationals.
And if you want to go with karma for a pick, how about this? Earlier in the week, as a promotional gig before a Giants game at AT&T Park, Dustin Johnson and Giants pitcher Matt Cain were hitting drivers from home plate over the right field seats and into McCovey Cove. We now know that Cain responded by pitching a perfect game last night. Will some of that same karma rub off on Johnson? Johnson has contended in majors before and he's coming off a nice win in Memphis last week. Hey, it's as good a reason to pick him as anyone else.
Enjoy the Open. With it being played in California, we will be seeing it in Prime Time here in the east. I like that.
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