U . S . Women ’ s Open
Virginia fans will have an excellent opportunity for a quick trip to see the best players in the world as the U . S . Women ’ s Open hits Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania May 30-June 2 . In 2023 , Allisen Corpuz became the first American woman to win the title since Brittany Lang in 2016 , finishing three strokes clear of Charley Hull and Jiyai Shin .
The eyes of the sport have been on Nelly Korda in 2024 . After going winat c ( )
Nelly Korda will look to add a third major championship to her resume when the
U . S . Women ' s Open visits Lancaster Country Club .
tin Kaymer posted an opening-round 5-under 65 , led by six strokes after round two and five strokes after round three , before ultimately finishing eight strokes clear of runners-up Erik Compton and Rickie Fowler .
Betting odds were released shortly after the Masters , and not surprisingly , Scheffler is the overwhelming favorite at 5-to-1 (+ 500 ). A look at the top six on the board :
• Scheffler : The world ’ s No . 1 player missed the cut in two of his first three U . S . Opens , but since , he ’ s been a consistent
Defending U . S . Open champion Wyndham Clark .
contender , carding a T7 finish in 2021 , a T2 finish in 2022 and a third-place finish last year at LACC . His putter has been off-and-on , but if he can navigate No . 2 ’ s tricky turtleback greens , he ’ ll be the odds-on favorite to win .
• Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy (+ 1200 ): Rahm disappointed in his first Masters since moving to LIV , finishing tied for 45th . He ’ s a two-time major champion and won the 2021 U . S . Open at Torrey Pines . McIlroy won four majors in a four-year span from 2011-14 , starting with his dominating U . S . Open win at Congressional . Since then , he ’ s carded 19 top-10 finishes in majors , including five straight in the U . S . Open .
• Ludvig Aberg (+ 1600 ): A year ago , Aberg was playing at Texas Tech . He ’ s made an immediate impact as a professional , appearing on the European Ryder Cup team in 2023 and finishing second at the Masters in his first major-championship appearance . A stud in the making .
• Brooks Koepka and Viktor Hovland (+ 1700 ): It ’ s hard to count a two-time U . S . Open champion like Koepka out , even if his game is a bit of a mystery playing for LIV . He ’ s a year removed from winning the PGA Championship for his fifth major title . Hovland was a trendy pick at Augusta but missed the cut . Still , he was in the top 20 of every major in 2023 , including a 19th-place finish at the U . S . Open .
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