Official US Open Prediction

[Alex B]

TW.

Non-Tiger division: Brian Gay.

Winning Score: 275 (-5).

[Three Putt]

Phil or Rocco.....can't wait for my brand spankin' new FT9 driver. Mailed in the paperwork last week!

[Mathlete1123]

Ernie Els

Sean O'Hair

[SpacklersEdge]

Didn't one of the celebs score in the low 80's? So I would venture to take your bet on someone shooting 9 under. Anyways, my vote is for Jim Furyk.

I am sure the greens were holding for the celebs, wait until the weekend rolls around, the course will be much tougher.

[CG031]

I am sure the greens were holding for the celebs, wait until the weekend rolls around, the course will be much tougher.

Some rain in the forecast - course may play longer, however, the greens may hold and the greens may be a bit slower.

I hope Sergio wins at -6.

[flap]

Gonna be lots of rain so it will play about 500 yards longer but greens will hold more so my -9 pick is still a lock.No rough means easy course.

[LeftyInRochester]

Who I think: Tiger
Who I want: Phil
Who I will be watching: Duval
Who I think could pull it out, surprisingly: Perry (Seal the deal already!)

[Oregon Golf Ho]

The TV networks hope it is Tiger and Phil on Sunday with Phil wining in a playoff

[Rob]

Mr. Eldrick Woods

[pjsnyc]

Gonna be lots of rain so it will play about 500 yards longer but greens will hold more so my -9 pick is still a lock.No rough means easy course.

If its playing 500 yards longer, then that means we're talking about an 8000+ yard course. And you think -9 will be the final tally? WOW! Those guys must be good ;)

[NaturalSelecter]

It's surprising that nobody mentioned David Toms...

I'll go out on a limb and pick my favourite golfer David Toms. He's finished 2nd place last week and he's 1st in Driving Accuracy.

[Iowa Hawkeye]

Tiger said this morning that the greens will hold long irons or hybrids.

[RC]

I have no idea who will win... but so much rain, and greens running only at 12 today... unless it firms up, a lot of guys could win. This could be a strange US Open.

[Chilli Dipper]

I say the low 36-hole score will be lower in relation to par than the total winning score. 7-under will lead on Friday night, but 6-under will win.

[soup]

I think the winner is in the 6 under - 10 under range; and that's not a knock on the course. I live 5 minutes from the course and have played it numerous times. It's too bad this will be the second time we're not seeing The Black with typical Long Island weather.

Anyway, here are the birdie holes:

#1 - Dogleg right par 4. Good tee shot will have these guys with an 8 iron going into the green.
#2 - Only par 4 under 400 yards. Put it in the fairway with an iron or 5-wood and they'll have a 6 or 7 iron up the hill.
#4 - The signature hole on The Black. Par 5, good drive of 300 will leave about 210 up the hill, over trouble to a green that slopes away. Still a birdie hole.
#6 - Par 4. Change on this one - 2002 it had two fairways the second being at the bottom of the hill for layups out of the rough. There is now just one fairway and a 300 yard drive will get a roll down a steep hill leaving 60-80 yards in.
#11 - Par 4. Tough green, but a good drive will leave a mid iron in.
#13 - Par 5. Added 50 yards to this one since 2002, 605 yards now. Two good shots will leave 100 going in.
#14 - Par 3. Shortest par 3 - maybe 150 yards. Huge green that can have some tough pins.

#s 15 - 18 are not birdie holes. If someone crosses the road from 14 to 15 on Sunday down 2 shots, they're toast.

I think there are up to seven birdie holes for these guys - and even one or two of those are debatable. I think someone can shoot 68 each day to get to 8 under - but even with the conditions, I don't see anyone (other than TW) going 66-68-67-68.

I'll go with 5 guys under par; winner at 7 under.

[Jemehl]

Besides For Tiger - I like rory mcilroy - My top five would be tiger,rory,furyk, Brian gay, and as a new yorker got to love phil

[PiustheDrGolf]

Paul Goydos

[flap]

Hey soup I live in Huntington also and from what the weather channel says it will play long but with a lot less rough so yeah -9 and look for the bombers to have a good time.