The 2022 US Open is nearing its start, so everyone in the golf world is asking an important question: Who are you winning at the Country Club in Brooklyn, Massachusetts? As it is on the list of the best professionals in the world, the largest domain is the third major headline news of the year. Since the USGA returns to the site for the first time since 1988, the US Open should be an epic tour from the first round on Thursday.
This year’s US Open may have a big field, but there is a lot of speed behind the limited list of names to capture the national championship. Rory McIlroy enters the heater after defending his RBC Canadian Open title. Justin Thomas wanted to go back to the majors coming to his second title at the PGA Championship. Scotty Scheffler’s game has cooled, but he’s trying to join the rare air with the Masters-US Open doubles. The event, which was defeated by four golfers at the 2017 US Open, did not mention John Rahm’s wanderlust and Brooks’ usual dominance of Copca.
Then, of course, there is the storyline of Bill Mickelson and Dustin Johnson. What do you do with two big time names who have not played the best golf and many major winners, but continue to make headlines for entering a big championship? With the absence of Tiger Woods, there will be more focus on Mickelson this week than usual.
Putting it all together, it appears that we are at a Wild American Open full of unexpected twists and turns with many familiar names on the leaderboard.
What’s going to happen this week in Brooklyn? As we try to plan who will win in the third major of the season and what will happen, we will look at the full predictions and selections of our CBS sports experts. Contradictions via Caesars Sportsbook.
2022 US Open Expert Choices, Predictions
Kyle Porter, senior golf writer
Winner – Justin Thomas (11-1): He plays the best golf of his career and can only be achieved by age and experience, believing that no one in the world is better than him. The Jedi are one of the three best Iron Warriors on the planet, and his Hot Putter has been close to victories and victories for the past two months. That is not going to change this week as he has pulled three career major championships, even with Jordan Spy.
Sleeper – Davis Relay (60-1): The relay swing, which quietly plays some of the best golf in the world, was one that could win the US Open trophy. What he does best (smash irons) is What exactly do you want to do At the big championships and especially at the US Open. For the relay (including the PGA Championship) five straight 20s, I expect he will make sixes.
Top 10 Locks – Brooks Copca: I’m interested in getting the US Open Brooks instead of the “late of the year” Brooks. He finished 1-1-2-T4 in a row in this match and understood its rhythms better than anyone in history. Is he playing well? Not really, but he missed three of the four cuts at the US Open last year and has since won it almost.
Definitely Unsuccessful Star – Dustin Johnson: Here are a number of reasons. First, he did not play golf well. He has not won since the 2020 Masters, and has only earned a top 10 spot in the PGA Tour Stroke Play event so far this year. Also, this week is as circus as the DJ even feels. He was also one of the pioneers of the rival LIV Golf League, and although his exterior seemed impenetrable, the noise had become so loud that I did not know he could ignore it.
Surprising Prediction – Sunday Thomas and Rory McIlroy Fight: I do not know if it’s surprising that two of the top five golfers in the world pierce each other for one of the four most coveted titles, but the dream scene (last weekend’s resumption of the Canadian Open) rarely plays like this. . This would be the perfect end to a fortnight of madness in the golf world.
Phil Mickelson Prediction – Match already passed this week: We have already heard what will be available from Mickelson this week. He’s not playing good golf right now, and he’s definitely not going to make the cut at the US Open. He has not made it into the top 25 since he almost won in 2013.
Low Round: 65 (-5)
Success score: 278 (-2)
Winner’s Sunday Score: 70 (c)
Patrick McDonald, golf writer
Winner – Patrick Cantley (25-1): The big championship record is bad, but take his missed cuts at the PGA Championship and Players Championship, and this year Cantley was incredible. In those 10 starts, he has one win, two playoff defeats, three to five results and another top 10 spot. I really like the PGA Tour Player of the Year when I get him on a golf course influenced by tea heroism. In determining the winner. He has the complete set, and it’s time for him to throw the monkey off his back.
Sleeper – Corey Connors (45-1): He was a semifinalist at the 2013 US Amateur Championships, which is fine, but the current state of the Canadian game is in line with the US Open. Dangerous with precision tee and his irons, Connors has experienced an improvement in his short-game numbers over the past three months. If he changes enough of those important volatile savings, he should come on Sunday.
Top 10 Locks – Shane Lowry: The first taste of Lori’s major championship competition is the 2016 US Open in Oakmond. Since then, I have come to believe that his game is perfect for tough selection in the game of golf. He is in the midst of some of the best forms of his life, and the consistency with which he regulates fair paths and greens will allow him to be a factor in The Country Club.
Unsuccessful Star – Cameron Smith: Accuracy is not so important at the recent US Open, but this year will be different. If this theory is true, the Australian will struggle with losing frequent strokes from the tee due to misdirection with the driver in hand. Smith competed in the first two majors this year, so it comes with a high level of risk, but I was able to watch him play defense from No. 6 in the world.
Surprise prediction – Rory McIlroy cut missed: I have not seen McLroy cut out five times, so there will be some value in his support if you choose to get involved. The four-time big champion finished second in the Masters, was the first-round leader in the PGA Championship, and points out that he was ranked No. 5 at The Country Club. It was a tiring week in Canada, and while his play begins to reflect 2014, the occasional mental breakdown and Dee’s misbehavior may have trouble him.
Phil Mickelson Prediction – Failed despite positive response from fans: Taking two spicy, we now go to the most bland thing. The feedback around Fly is not great at this point, but I expect Boston fans to welcome him with both hands – outside of Heckler from time to time. Despite this, let us remember that the 52-year-old, who has played only three rounds in the last four months, is a significant rust in London.
Low Round: 66 (-4)
Success score: 278 (-2)
Winner’s Sunday Score: 70 (c)
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Winner – Cameron Smith (18-1): Brooklyn Smith is going to ask for exactly what it can bring: a killer short game for its lightning-fast greens and several blind shots will be made for golfers this week. Smith is third on the PGA Tour this season. If he’s playing his game, he’s in the mix, and we’ve already seen him play with the big dogs this season, and we’ve won the top five at The Players Championship and the Sentry Open and the Masters and RSM Classic. .
Sleeper – Mito Pereira (55-1): With eight to 25 results from 21 events this season, the 27-year-old Pereira is quietly putting together a breakout year in his newcomer campaign. Three times he has finished in the top 10, two times including his last three trips. Hole number in PGA Championship. During the lead walk to the 72nd, one of them ended up in agony, before leaving the front with a balled drive. Despite that, Pereira is a name – but should not be – that has not been noticed considering his play this week. At 55-1, he qualified as one of the most talented backward competitors at the US Open this year.
Top 10 Locks – Rory McIlroy: I feel like this week is going to be Rory’s coronation. On top of a win at the Canadian Open last weekend, he has finished in the top 10 of three of his last four events: the Masters, the Wells Fargo Championship and the PGA Championship. At this point, this is not a fluke: McIlroy is finding his form and advancing in a timely manner. This week he is the most favorite for a reason and has to finish in the top 10 places.
Definitely Unsuccessful Star – Dustin Johnson: If you haven’t liked the news lately, DJs may get a little distracted these days. He became the first major domino to join the LIV Golf Tour Announced $ 125 million, And he withdrew his PGA Tour membership. A lot is going on in his world. Of course, there is reason to suggest that the former World No. 1 will not win. He completed six strokes from the leader in the first event of LIV which had a weak field. Also during the PGA Tour season, he had more missed cuts than the top 10 spots that year.
Surprising prediction – Sam Burns finished in the top five: Burns win straight 25-1. Do not hate those odds a bit, but the first five coats are the safest bet. Since winning the Wallspar Championship in March, he has had two to five results and another win (two weeks ago at Charles Schwab). He comes with T4 over the weekend at the Canadian Open where he has been able to work hard with the likes of Thomas, Shane Lori and Scotty Scheffler.
Phil Mickelson Prediction – Missed Cut: Lefty shot 10 overs in three rounds last weekend, his first competitive move after a month-long break that began in February. There was no reason to expect him to do anything, but the cut failed. Even before he left, he had missed cuts in his last two trips. He’s far from finding the same format that helped him win the PGA Championship stunningly a year ago.
Low Round: 64 (-6)
Success score: 267 (-13)
Winner’s Sunday Score: 68 (-2)
