US Open First Round Leader Tips

The 122nd showing of the US Open is just days away with the best golfers on the planet all heading to The Country Club in Massachusetts in an attempt to win the 2022 US Open.

We have some exclusive US Open betting tips for SportsLens readers which you can check out by clicking the link, but this article is all about the first 18 holes. Who do you think will be the first round leader at the end of play on Thursday? Without any further ado, here is who we fancy to be at the top of the leaderboard after their opening 18 holes around The Country Club.

US Open Preview

This week is the turn of the third major of the year; The US Open. All of the world’s best golfers are heading to Brookline this week in a bid to win the third major championship of the year, in what should be an entertaining, spine-tingling and exciting week at The Country Club.

Some notable names such as world number one and Masters champion, Scottie Scheffler, two time US Open winner, Brooks Koepka, and the 2022 PGA Championship victor from last month, Justin Thomas all feature this week for the 122nd US Open.

Taking a look at the course itself, The Country Club is a complete masterpiece. It was originally designed in 1895 by American golf course architect, Willie Campbell and is one of the oldest country clubs in the United States. The course is a par 71 and is over 7,000 yards in length. The US Open has been held here since in 1988, 1963 and 1913, as well as hosting the Ryder Cup in 1999.

With this week bringing us the third major of the year, there is a truly mouth-watering prize fund to play for as you may well expect. The prize money for this event is staggering. The prize pot is a tasty $12.5 million, with the winner taking home a tidy $2,250,000.

Back to the point in question, who will be sitting pretty at the top of the leaderboard after their opening 18 holes of golf? Here is who we think has the best chance of being right up at the top of the leaderboard come Thursday night after Round 1.

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