The US PGA Tour is the biggest Golf competition.US Open Championships 2010
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. It is staged by the United States Golf Association (USGA) in mid-June, scheduled so that, if there are no weather delays, the final round is played on the third Sunday, which is Father's Day. Since 2008, it has also been an official money event on the Asian Tour, with 50% of Asian Tour members' earnings counting towards the Order of Merit.
The U.S. Open is staged at a variety of courses, set up in such a way that scoring is very difficult with a premium placed on accurate driving. U.S. Open play is characterized by tight scoring at or around par by the leaders, with the winner emerging at around even par. A U.S. Open course is seldom beaten severely, and there have been many over-par wins (in part because par is usually set at 70 except for the very longest courses). Normally, an Open course is quite long and will have a high cut of primary rough (termed "Open rough" by the American press and fans), hilly greens (such as at Pinehurst No. 2 in 2005, which was described by Johnny Miller of NBC as "like trying to hit a ball on top of a VW Beetle"), and pinched fairways (especially on what are expected to be less difficult holes). Some courses that are attempting to get into the rotation for the U.S. Open will undergo renovations to have these features. Rees Jones is the most notable of the "Open Doctors" who take on these projects. As with any professional golf tournament, the available space surrounding the course (for spectators, among other considerations) and local infrastructure also factor into deciding which courses will host the event.
All of the players are now in California ready for the 2010 US Open which will get underway tomorrow at the brilliant Pebble Beach Golf links. It looks like one of the most open Majors in years with any number of players in great form and hungry for success. Tiger Woods will be as always the main attraction when he tees-off for his first round as he aims for his 15th Golf Major.
The 2010 US Open will be played at the world famous Pebble Beach Golf Links in California starting on Thursday morning. The Latest 2010 US Open Golf Odds are as always showing that Tiger Woods is the favourite to take his 15th Major Championship despite not being in the best form with Mickelson just in behind him. There is also a strong European contingent heading to Pebble Beach led by Rory Mcilroy who won the Quail Hollow Championships in the States recently, as a result Mcilroy is featuring heavily in the latest betting with punters believing he can make the step up.
Lee Westwood picked up the St Jude Classic at the weekend to continue his impressive form and he now heads to Pebble Beach as one of the favourites to lift the trophy. Westwood will be under the spotlight this week though as he has been drawn alongside Tiger Woods after the US Open Golf Tee Times were released for the two tee start.
Match scheduled:Date : 17-06-2010Time : from 17:00 until 02:00 (GMT)US Open Championships 2010Day 1 :: PGA Tour 2010 - US Open 2010
Pebble Beach Golf Links
Pebble Beach, CaliforniaThe 2010 US Open takes place between
17-20 June on the Pebble Beach Golf links in California It was last staged here in 2000 when world number one, Tiger Woods won his first US Open. It is one of the most famous courses in the world and is one that punters love to get involved with and 2010 will be no different.
Woods made his return to the game at the Masters earlier this year after a break from the game for personal reasons and has made it known that he is looking forward to making a return to Pebble Beach. Phil Mickelson though is the man in form having won at Augusta in April and he will be gunning for another win at Pebble Beach to add to his Major collection.
The best golfers from around the world make up the field of 156 US Open Players who battle it out for the $7,000,000 prize fund on some of America's most picturesque yet challenging golf courses. The tournament has been won by some of the biggest names in the history of golf. And whilst the US Open venue changes each year, the main characteristic of the chosen course will always be that it is longer than any of the other Majors, putting a strong emphasis on powerful andTiger Woods accurate driving.
First played in 1895,(see US Open History) the US Open has become one of the best known golf tournaments across the world. Not only popular in America, the US Open Championship is watched by millions on golf fans in many different countries. A large attraction of the US Open to a global audience is that many of the players represent different countries from around the world playing in one of the most exciting competitions.
Location United StatesEstablished 1895Course(s) Pebble Beach Golf Links in 2010Par 71 in 2010Yardage 7,040 in 2010Tour(s) PGA Tour PGA European Tour Japan Golf TourFormat Stroke playPurse $7,500,000 in 2009Month played June Tournament record scoreAggregate 272 Jack Nicklaus (1980) 272 Lee Janzen (1993) 272 Tiger Woods (2000) 272 Jim Furyk (2003) To-par −12 Tiger Woods (2000) Current champion United States Lucas GloverUS Open Championships 2010 
