One of golf's most historic and iconic courses — Pebble Beach — celebrates its 100th season this year and serves as the venue for the 2019 U.S. Open, golf's third major of the year.
This will be Pebble Beach's sixth time hosting the U.S. Open and first since 2010 when Graeme McDowell won. It'll be a packed field with 156 golfers teeing off on Thursday, all tasked with dethroning Brooks Koepka from his perch.
Koepka is looking to become just the second player to ever win three consecutive U.S. Open tournaments and first since Willie Anderson from 1903-1905. Koepka won the season's second major — the PGA Championship — at Bethpage Black back in May.
The year's other major of course belongs to Tiger Woods. Since winning the Masters, Woods has played in two events. He missed the cut at the PGA Championship, but put together a strong fourth round last week at the Memorial Tournament to finish tied for ninth.
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Who will win the U.S. Open 2019?
The all-too-obvious answer here is Brooks Koepka. No one comes close to rivaling the last year and a half that Koepka has strung together. Koepka has won three majors since the start of 2018, and by winning the PGA Championship in May, he became the first golfer to hold back-to-back titles in two majors simultaneously.
A win at Pebble Beach would be his third straight U.S. Open win.
U.S. Open 2019 betting odds
Brooks Koepka enters the tournament as the betting favorite. Dustin Johnson is a close second after finishing second in this year's PGA Championship and tied for runner-up at the Masters. He's the most recent U.S. Open winner not named Koepka. Rory McIlroy saw his odds improve to third-best on the board after winning last week's Memorial Tournament.
For more in-depth analysis, Sporting News contributor Bennett Bedford broke down all of the gambling angles to this year's U.S. Open tournament.
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U.S. Open sleeper picks
According to Bennett, Jason Day, Matt Kuchar and Patrick Reed are some of the best values at this year's event. If you need a guy to root for, Phil Mickelson is still looking for a U.S. Open win after finishing runner-up six times.
Here's the full list of odds for the 2019 U.S. Open field.
| Golfer | Odds |
| Brooks Koepka | 15/2 |
| Dustin Johnson | 8/1 |
| Rory McIlroy | 8/1 |
| Tiger Woods | 9/1 |
| Jordan Spieth | 16/1 |
| Patrick Cantlay | 16/1 |
| Justin Rose | 22/1 |
| Jon Rahm | 25/1 |
| Rickie Fowler | 25/1 |
| Xander Schauffele | 25/1 |
| Francesco Molinari | 28/1 |
| Jason Day | 28/1 |
| Justin Thomas | 28/1 |
| Adam Scott | 33/1 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | 33/1 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 35/1 |
| Tony Finau | 35/1 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | 45/1 |
| Matt Kuchar | 45/1 |
| Brandt Snedeker | 50/1 |
| Paul Casey | 50/1 |
| Phil Mickelson | 50/1 |
| Shane Lowry | 50/1 |
| Henrik Stenson | 55/1 |
| Gary Woodland | 66/1 |
| Marc Leishman | 66/1 |
| Webb Simpson | 66/1 |
| Martin Kaymer | 75/1 |
| Sergio Garcia | 75/1 |
| Bubba Watson | 80/1 |
| Louis Oosthuizen | 80/1 |
| Matt Wallace | 80/1 |
| Patrick Reed | 80/1 |
| Graeme McDowell | 90/1 |
| Ian Poulter | 100/1 |
| Emiliano Grillo | 125/1 |
| Haotong Li | 125/1 |
| Jim Furyk | 125/1 |
| Keegan Bradley | 125/1 |
| Kevin Kisner | 125/1 |
| Kevin Na | 125/1 |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | 125/1 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | 125/1 |
| Aaron Wise | 150/1 |
| Alex Noren | 150/1 |
| Billy Horschel | 150/1 |
| Branden Grace | 150/1 |
| Byeong-Hun An | 150/1 |
| C.T. Pan | 150/1 |
| Cameron Smith | 150/1 |
| Charles Howell III | 150/1 |
| Danny Willett | 150/1 |
| Erik Van Rooyen | 150/1 |
| Jason Dufner | 150/1 |
| Jimmy Walker | 150/1 |
| Lucas Glover | 150/1 |
| Luke List | 150/1 |
| Rafa Cabrera Bello | 150/1 |
| Rory Sabbatini | 150/1 |
| Si Woo Kim | 150/1 |
| Zach Johnson | 150/1 |
| Daniel Berger | 175/1 |
| J.B. Holmes | 175/1 |
| Thomas Pieters | 175/1 |
| Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 200/1 |
| Lucas Bjerregaard | 200/1 |
| Scottie Scheffler | 200/1 |
| Thorbjorn Olesen | 200/1 |
| Aaron Baddeley | 250/1 |
| Abraham Ancer | 250/1 |
| Chez Reavie | 250/1 |
| Jhonattan Vegas | 250/1 |
| Kyle Stanley | 250/1 |
| Viktor Hovland | 250/1 |
| Justin Harding | 300/1 |
| Luke Donald | 300/1 |
| Matthew Jones | 350/1 |
| Anirban Lahiri | 400/1 |
| Brian Stuard | 400/1 |
| Chesson Hadley | 400/1 |
| Ernie Els | 400/1 |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | 400/1 |
| Marcus Kinhult | 400/1 |
| Oliver Schniederjans | 400/1 |
| Adri Arnaus | 500/1 |
| Alex Prugh | 500/1 |
| Collin Morikawa | 500/1 |
| David Toms | 500/1 |
| Dean Burmester | 500/1 |
| Luke Guthrie | 500/1 |
| Nathan Lashley | 500/1 |
| Nick Taylor | 500/1 |
| Roberto Castro | 500/1 |
| Ryan Fox | 500/1 |
| Sam Horsfield | 500/1 |
| Shugo Imahira | 500/1 |
| Chan Kim | 600/1 |
| Andreas Halvorsen | 750/1 |
| Brandon Wu | 750/1 |
| Brendon Todd | 750/1 |
| Carlos Ortiz | 750/1 |
| Chun An Yu | 750/1 |
| Clement Sordet | 750/1 |
| Devon Bling | 750/1 |
| Joseph Bramlett | 750/1 |
| Nick Hardy | 750/1 |
| Patton Kizzire | 750/1 |
| Sam Saunders | 750/1 |
| Sepp Straka | 750/1 |
| Tom Hoge | 750/1 |
| Zac Blair | 750/1 |
| Austin Eckroat | 1000/1 |
| Billy Hurley Iii | 1000/1 |
| Brett Drewitt | 1000/1 |
| Callum Tarren | 1000/1 |
| Cameron Young | 1000/1 |
| Chandler Eaton | 1000/1 |
| Charlie Danielson | 1000/1 |
| Chip McDaniel | 1000/1 |
| Cody Gribble | 1000/1 |
| Daniel Hillier | 1000/1 |
| Jovan Rebula | 1000/1 |
| Julian Etulain | 1000/1 |
| Justin Walters | 1000/1 |
| Kevin OConnell | 1000/1 |
| Lee Slattery | 1000/1 |
| Luis Gagne | 1000/1 |
| Marcus Fraser | 1000/1 |
| Matt Parziale | 1000/1 |
| Matthieu Pavon | 1000/1 |
| Michael Thorbjornsen | 1000/1 |
| Mike Weir | 1000/1 |
| Mikimu Horikawa | 1000/1 |
| Renato Paratore | 1000/1 |
| Rhys Enoch | 1000/1 |
| Richard Lee | 1000/1 |
| Rob Oppenheim | 1000/1 |
| Stewart Hagestad | 1000/1 |
| Brian Davis | 1500/1 |
| Connor Arendell | 1500/1 |
| Eric Dietrich | 1500/1 |
| Hayden Shieh | 1500/1 |
| Kodai Ichihara | 1500/1 |
| Matthew Naumec | 1500/1 |
| Merrick Bremmer | 1500/1 |
| Noah Norton | 1500/1 |
| Ryan Sullivan | 1500/1 |
| Spencer Tibbits | 1500/1 |
Odds per VegasInsider
Tiger Woods prop bets
As is standard, all eyes will be on Tiger and his attempt at to win a second major this year. With Woods being the most-watched golfer, most books offer prop bets surrounding the three-time U.S. Open champion.
| Prop | Odds |
| Woods will make cut | -600 |
| Woods will miss cut | +390 |
List of U.S. Open winners by year
While Brooks Koepka has dominated the last couple of years, he's still two wins short of tying for the most U.S. Open wins. Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus all hold the record with four wins. No golfer over 45 years old has ever won. Hale Irwin was the oldest to do so at the age of 45 years and 15 days in 1990.
Standing at three career U.S. Open wins, Tiger Woods will look to add one more to his total and tie the other golfers for the record. Three wins is the fewest of the majors for Woods.
| Year | Winner | Score |
| 2019 | TBD | ... |
| 2018 | Brooks Koepka | +1 |
| 2017 | Brooks Koepka | -16 |
| 2016 | Dustin Johnson | -4 |
| 2015 | Jordan Spieth | -6 |
| 2014 | Martin Kaymer | -9 |
| 2013 | Justin Rose | +1 |
| 2012 | Webb Simpson | +1 |
| 2011 | Rory McIlroy | -16 |
| 2010 | Graeme McDowell | E |
| 2009 | Lucas Glover | -4 |