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Odds to Make the Cut at 2021 US Open

Chris Amberley

by Chris Amberley in Golf

Updated Jun 16, 2021 · 6:33 AM PDT

Daniel Berger admires a tee shot
Daniel Berger follows his shot off the 12th tee during the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, May 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
  • You can bet on which golfers will make and miss the cut at the 2021 U.S. Open
  • Which favorites might be heading home early? Will anyone off the radar reach the weekend?
  • See the odds to make and miss the cut for the top players below

The U.S. Open breeds carnage. Year after year, this tournament is the toughest test golfers face, and 2021 will be no different.

In 2020, Jordan Spieth, Tyrrell Hatton and Collin Morikawa were among the elite players who failed to make the weekend, and given how difficult Torrey Pines projects to play this week, you can expect another star studded list of trunk slammers come Friday.

The prestigious event tees off Thursday (June 17th), and you can bet on which players will make and miss the cut. One of those top end golfers to fade this week is Daniel Berger. The 16th ranked player in the world has an awful track record at Torrey Pines, and was a major disappointment at both the Masters and PGA Championship.

Odds to Make Cut and Miss Cut at 2021 U.S. Open

Golfer Odds to Make the Cut at DraftKings Odds to Miss the Cut
Jon Rahm -560 +350
Xander Schauffele -455 +300
Bryson DeChambeau -400 +275
Justin Thomas -400 +275
Dustin Johnson -400 +275
Patrick Cantlay -400 +275
Tony Finau -400 +275
Rory McIlroy -345 +240
Jordan Spieth -345 +240
Viktor Hovland -345 +240
Patrick Reed -345 +240
Brooks Koepka -345 +240
Collin Morikawa -345 +240
Scottie Scheffler -305 +210
Webb Simpson -278 +200
Will Zalatoris -278 +200
Tyrrell Hatton -278 +200
Hideki Matsuyama -278 +200
Louis Oosthuizen -278 +200
Cameron Smith -278 +200
Daniel Berger -250 +180
Matthew Fitzpatrick -250 +180
Paul Casey -250 +180
Shane Lowry -250 +180
Corey Conners -225 +163
Abraham Ancer -225 +163
Joaquin Niemann -225 +163
Charley Hoffman -225 +163
Jason Kokrak -225 +163
Brian Harman -200 +150
Harris English -186 +138
Sam Burns -186 +138
Marc Leishman -175 +130
Sergio Garcia -175 +130
Max Homa -175 +130
Justin Rose -175 +130
Carlos Ortiz -175 +130
Sungjae Im -167 +125
Gary Woodland -159 +120
Adam Scott -159 +120
Kevin Streelman -159 +120
Branden Grace -159 +120
Billy Horschel -150 +110
Bubba Watson -150 +110
Tommy Fleetwood -150 +110
Matt Wallace -150 +110
Phil Mickelson -137 +105
Garrick Higgo -137 +105

Odds as of  June 15th. 

Berger a Big Letdown at Majors

Berger missed the cut at Augusta, and opened with a 79 at the PGA Championship before rallying on Friday to squeak through the cutline. From there, his weekend performance was a disaster, firing rounds of 76 and 74 en route to a 75th place finish.

He has made the cut in three straight U.S. Opens, after missing in 2017, but Torrey Pines has not treated him well lately. He’s failed to make the weekend at three straight Farmers Insurance Opens, contested every year here, losing strokes tee to green, on approach, and around the green in back-to-back visits.

Speaking of around the green play, that skill is going to be tested heavily this week, and its an area of Berger’s game that has been lacking. He’s lost strokes in that category in three of his past four measured events, and ranks 109th in this field in around the green play over the past 24 rounds.

Pick: Daniel Berger To Miss Cut (+180)

Fade Bubba Watson

Our next fade is Bubba Watson. The two-time Major champion is a +12500 longshot to win the tournament, and has dreadful history at the U.S. Open.

Bubba Watson U.S. Open Results – Last 6 Years

Year Finishing Position
2020 T31
2019 CUT
2018 CUT
2017 CUT
2016 T51
2015 CUT

Watson has missed the cut in four of his past six trips to this event, and enters in miserable form. He withdrew after making 10 bogeys and a double in just 32 holes at the Memorial, and prior to that was 80th at the PGA Championship. He ranks 106th in strokes gained approach and 95th in strokes gained putting over the past 24 rounds, and has lost strokes tee to green in six of his past nine starts.

Bubba tends to play well every year at the Masters, but struggles to find the weekend at any of the other Majors. Over his past 14 starts at the U.S. Open, Open Championship and PGA Championship, he’s missed the cut eight times.

Pick: Bubba Watson To Miss Cut (+110)

Make the Cut Parlay

Enough about who’s not going to be around on the weekend, let’s focus now on who will be teeing it up on Saturday and Sunday.

Matt Wallace excels at tough golf courses and has been a model of consistency at Majors since 2018. He’s made the cut in nine of his past 10 Major Championship starts, including eight in a row, and is popping in the stat models. He ranks top-26 in this field in strokes gained tee to green, approach, and around the green, and is fresh off gaining 5.1 strokes with his irons last time out.

He’s not known as a bomber, but he routinely gains strokes off the tee as well. Wallace has been positive in that category in six of his past seven events, while ranking 42nd in driving distance in this field.

Let’s pair him with Justin Rose, who won at Torrey Pines in 2019, and has finished top-23 in four of his past five Major starts, a run that includes three top-9 results.

The International trend continues with Shane Lowry, who owns some of the best form of anyone in the event with three top-9 finishes in his past four starts, and has gained at least 4.1 strokes tee to green in five of his past seven tournaments.

Next, let’s add Paul Casey, aka one of the best ball strikers on the planet, who’s been on the first page of the leaderboard in two of his past three Major starts, and who’s made the weekend at eight straight Majors.

Finally we’ll round out our make the cut parlay with Louis Oosthuizen who’s been scorching hot this season. The South African owns three straight top-18 finishes, and has posted 3rd and 7th place results in his past two U.S. Open appearances.

Add it all up, and we’re looking at a handsome +603 payout if all five make it inside the cut line.

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