US Open 2016: Last-Minute Odds, Picks and Projections

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Published: June 15, 2016

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It is rather ironic that when someone mentions the U.S. Open and Oakmont Country Club, what invariably comes to mind is the incredible final round of 63 shot by Johnny Miller to win the 1973 Open at the beast of a course.

Why? Because while Miller's round has been called "the greatest 18 holes ever shot" by Golf World's David Barrett, per Jaime Diaz of Golf Digest, it is no doubt an anomaly at Oakmont, where in the last U.S. Open played there in 2007, Angel Cabrera's winning total score for the four-day test of golf was five over par.

This will be the ninth U.S. Open played at Oakmont, located just outside Pittsburgh.

It remains one of the most difficult courses in the United States with 210 deep bunkers (personified by the famous "Church Pews" bunker that comes into play on holes No. 3 and 4). But the bunkers are only part of the story.

Players also must deal with hard, slick, lightning-fast greens and tight fairways that require the utmost precision off the tee. If you miss a fairway but are fortunate to avoid one of the bunkers, you could find your ball embedded in deep, thick rough that at times seems nearly impossible to play out of.

It will take a player who has all of his skills clicking at a high level to come out on top. As good as the world's top golfers such as Jason Day, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth are, no one is likely to come anywhere close to shooting a 63 again in any round to win it.

Phil Mickelson, who comes in having played well of late, said Oakmont in its current state has the potential to make the horrors of Chambers Bay last year look like child's play. "I've played Oakmont the last two days, and I really think it is the hardest golf course we've ever played," Mickelson told reporters after playing a pair of practice rounds at the course last week.

Buckle up for a real test of golf and take a look at our last-minute odds, picks and projections.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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