A poco meno di una settimana di distanza dalla FedEx Cup vinta da Dustin Johnson all'East Lake Golf Club di Atlanta, è già ora di parlare di US Open a causa del calendario stravolto. Si va allo Winged Foot Golf Club di Mamaroneck, NY, campo che ospitò lo US Open nel 2006 vinto da Goeff Ogilvy con ben 5 colpi sopra par, dietro di lui ad un colpo di distanza il terzetto formato da Mickelson, Furyk e Montgomerie.
Self-deprecating Phil Mickelson roots for bettor's $45K wager on U.S. Open win
Upon learning that somebody had bet $45,000 on him to win the U.S. Open next week at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, the five-time major champion took to Twitter to poke fun at himself.
"Heard someone place 45K on me to win the open at 75-1 (pays 3.3 mil). Hoping for both of us I have a 3 shot lead on 18 tee,'' Mickelson wrote.
The last time the U.S. Open was played at Winged Foot in 2006, Mickelson infamously lost the tournament to Geoff Ogilvy by a stroke. Mickelson double-bogeyed the 18th after hitting a wayward tee shot and attempting to go for the green from behind a tree. He needed a par to win and a bogey to force a playoff.
Betting agency William Hill said the wager was placed at one of their southern Nevada sportsbooks and would result in a net win for $3,375,000 if Mickelson were to claim his sixth major title. William Hill said the bet represents the second-largest liability for an individual golfer in William Hill U.S. history.