US Open Golf 2015: How to View Thursday's Live Leaderboard Scores, Updates
The second major of the 2015 PGA Tour season will begin Thursday. The 2015 U.S. Open takes place at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington.
The action begins at 10 a.m. ET. In the event you cannot watch the tournament live, you can stay abreast of the latest scores and follow the leaderboard with the widget below:
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Players to Watch
Rory McIlroy
Per Odds Shark, the world’s No. 1-ranked player Rory McIlroy is the favorite to win the tournament at 7-1. McIlroy took the Open Championship and the PGA Championship to round out 2014. The strong finish to the season led to him taking hold of the No. 1 ranking and established him as a perennial favorite to win most majors.
While McIlroy finished fourth at the Masters in April. No one would bat an eye if he ran away with the tournament and led wire to wire here. He’s at that level at this point in his career, and he exudes confidence when he speaks about his game.
Per Kyle Porter of CBSSports.com, McIlroy said the following when he spoke about the potentially challenging Chambers Bay course: "I'd like to say that I can adapt my game to all different types of courses and conditions. I feel like I've won enough in different conditions that my game is adaptable to wherever you go ... But you have to adapt your game to suit the golf course. You shouldn't hope that the golf course suits your game."
When a player has experienced the success McIlroy has, that type of statement is more believable.
Jordan Spieth
Perhaps even more confident than McIlroy is 21-year-old Jordan Spieth. He captured his first major when he won at Augusta in April. He has risen to No. 2 in the world rankings and would love to continue his majors streak.
Since winning the Masters, Spieth missed the cut at The Players Championship, but he has seemingly regained form with two top-three finishes in his last three tournaments. Consistency is the key to sustaining elite status.
The world will be watching to see if he can continue to live up to the lofty expectations.
Believe it or not, Tiger Woods' odds to win the U.S. Open are 50-1. That's hard to grasp considering we're talking about one of the greatest players in history. While it's a shock to the system, the long odds are understandable.
Woods is coming off of the worst 72-hole performance as a professional at the Memorial, and he hasn't won a major since 2008. The most discouraging thing about the most recent result is the fact that he used to dominate at Muirfield Village.
ESPN's John Buccigross highlights how quickly Woods' status has fallen in the sport:
As good as McIlroy and Spieth are, the sport is still more interesting when Woods is a legitimate threat to win. Will people watch the U.S. Open if Woods has another disappointing performance?
Sure, but the world will be compelled if he is in contention Saturday and Sunday.
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