US Open Golf 2013: Opening-Round Pairings That Are Loaded with Contenders

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Published: June 8, 2013

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The 2013 U.S. Open field and pairings are finally set, and we're sure to see some exciting golf at the Merion Golf Club in Philadelphia with some of the world's best golfers paired up.

While there's one super-pairing that obviously stands out from the pack, there are a handful of pairings that are likely to produce contenders who will be around Thursday to Sunday.

Let's take a look at the biggest pairings for the first two days of the upcoming U.S. Open at Merion.

 

Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott



One of the biggest pairings we've seen in a major in some time, the Woods-McIlroy-Scott matchup (via U.S. Open on Twitter) on Thursday and Friday is sure to have the biggest impact on whoever raises the trophy come Sunday.

The storylines entering this three-way battle are endless. 

For starters, we have the world's top three golfers. Woods has obviously seen the bulk of the attention, but McIlroy is consistently a top threat and Scott showed his prowess with his first major victory at the Masters earlier this year. 

McIlroy and Scott have won the past two majors, and Woods' 14 majors all-time is nothing to scoff at, either. McIlroy was quick to comment on his pairing on Twitter, hinting that he's not in half-bad company. 



Additionally, Woods will be around former and long-time caddy Steve Williams, who is manning Scott's bag, for the first two rounds. The two had a famous falling out in 2011 (per ESPN) after Williams served 12 years as Woods' caddie, and their troubled relationship remains in the headlines even in the present (via New York Daily Post). 

Despite all of the chatter, this trio undoubtedly has the biggest shot of any pairing in the field—and any pairing you could possibly come up with not including these three—to win at Merion and most of the attention will follow them throug...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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