2012 U.S. Open Golf Prize Money: Webb Simpson Earns $1.44 Million For His Win

Webb Simpson turned out to be the big story from the 2012 U.S. Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. Simpson played a masterful fourth round to push his way to the top of the leaderboard and into a win. The victory left him considerably wealthier as well. Simpson won $1.44 million for his first-place finish in the tournament.

The two second-place golfers, Michael Thompson and Graeme McDowell, each took home $695,916 for their tournament efforts. McDowell spent some time at the top of the leaderboard during the tournament, but a 73 in the final round dropped him into second place.

The top 20 finishers in the 2012 U.S. Open all took home more than $100,000 for their performance. Tiger Woods, who finished at 7-over thanks to a rough weekend, brought in just over $86,000 in prize money.

A full leaderboard for the tournament can be found HERE.

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2012 U.S. Open: Webb Simpson Emerges Victorious

Memphis, TN native Webb Simpson took home the 2012 U.S. Open Crown in a come from behind victory on Sunday at the The Olympic Club. Simpson shot a final round of 68 to catch Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowell.

After shooting a 72 and 73 in the first and second rounds of the tournament, Simpson closed strong in the final to days of the open.

He birdied four holes on the day, including three consecutive on six, seven and eight while only making bogey on two holes.

This is Simpson's first major victory in his four years of being a professional golfer. The victory has to be sweeter considering he was nobody's favorite to win going into the final round.

A full leaderboard for the tournament can be found HERE.

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U.S. Open 2012 Leaderboard: Tiger Woods Struggles Through Early Stages Of Final Round

Tiger Woods has hit a wall in his attempt to capture another major championship, as he has imploded during his final round at The Olympic Club Sunday afternoon.

Woods began his round by bogeying the first two holes before then getting a double-bogey on hole three. He then saved par on hole four before another bogey on hole five. He is five-over par for the day and eight-over for the tournament, nine strokes off of the lead.

As for the top of the leaderboard, co-leaders Graeme McDowell Jim Furyk have teed off on hole one to begin their final rounds. They hold a two-stroke lead at minus-one over Fredrik Jacobson.

A full leaderboard for the tournament can be found HERE.

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U.S. Open 2012 Leaderboard: Beau Hossler In Contention Despite Being Only 17 Years Old

One of the best stories to come from the 2012 U.S. Open at The Olympic Club has been the emergence of amateur Beau Hossler to the top of the leaderboard. Despite being only 17-years-old, he enters the final round of "gol's toughest test" just four strokes behind leaders Jim Furyk and Graham McDowell and ahead legends such as Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.

As this USA Today article explains, Hossler's success has come from his confidence, as he has felt that he belongs at the top all weekend. Hossler also explains that he isn't just happy to be where he is after three rounds as he explained to reporters that he felt that he could win the whole tournament.

"There's not a doubt in my mind. Got to go out there and do everything right mentally and physically. But it's definitely out there for me."

The nation's sports fans will turn their eyes toward Hossler when he tees off on hole No. 1 at approximately 5:20 p.m. ET.

A full leaderboard for the tournament can be found HERE.

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US Open Golf 2012 Odds: Jim Furyk, Graeme McDowell Favorites To Win Open

Former major champions Graeme McDowell and Jim Furyk sit atop the leaderboard entering Sunday's final round of play at the 2012 U.S. Open. Both men are tied at 1-under par for the tournament, after McDowell shot a two-under par round of 68 on Saturday and Furyk carded a workmanlike par 70 round. Furyk is the slight favorite over McDowell, at 9/4 odds to capture the championship.

A five-over round of 75 knocked Tiger Woods down the leaderboard, but Woods remains 12/1 to take home the Open.

Here are the final odds to win the 2012 U.S. Open:

Jim Furyk 9/4
Graeme McDowell 5/2
Lee Westwood 6/1
Tiger Woods 12/1
Fredrik Jacobson 12/1
Ernie Els 15/1
Nicolas Colsaerts 20/1
Jason Dufner 25/1
Webb Simpson 25/1
Blake Adams 40/1
John Senden 50/1
Matt Kuchar 50/1
Martin Kaymer 50/1
Kevin Chappell 80/1
Retief Goosen 80/1
John Peterson 100/1
Beau Hossler 100/1
Justin Rose 100/1
Sergio Garcia 100/1
Field (all others) 15/1

The full tournament leaderboard can be found here.

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US Open Golf 2012 Tee Times And Pairings For Sunday: Jim Furyk, Graeme McDowell Will Be Final Group

After three rounds of play at the 2012 U.S. Open, Graeme McDowell and Jim Furyk are tied atop the leaderboard at 1-under par. Eleven golfers are within four shots of the lead entering Sunday's play at The Olympic Club, including 17-year-old high schooler Beau Hossler, three-over for the tournament.

Tiger Woods enters the final round five strokes behind at 4-over after shooting a 75 on moving day.

The fourth round begins at 12:20 p.m. ET. Complete tee times for Sunday can be found below. All times are Eastern.

12:20 p.m.: Stephen Ames; Joe Ogilvie
12:30 p.m.: Bo Van Pelt; Jason Bohn
12:40 p.m.: Jason Day; Simon Dyson
12:50 p.m.: Jesse Mueller; J.B. Park
1:00 p.m.: Michael Allen; Keegan Bradley
1:10 p.m.: Rod Pampling; Matthew Baldwin
1:20 p.m.: K.T. Kim; Zach Johnson
1:30 p.m.: Davis Love III; Nicholas Thompson
1:40 p.m.: Kevin Streelman; Alistair Presnell
1:50 p.m.: Marc Warren; Morgan Hoffmann
2:00 p.m.: Darron Stiles; Hiroyuki Fujita
2:10 p.m.: Francesco Molinari; Jeff Curl
2:20 p.m.: Rickie Fowler; a-Patrick Cantlay
2:30 p.m.: Ian Poulter; Matteo Manassero
2:40 p.m.: Branden Grace; Phil Mickelson
2:50 p.m.: Bob Estes; Charl Schwartzel
3:00 p.m.: K.J. Choi; Nick Watney
3:10 p.m.: Steve Stricker; Robert Karlsson
3:20 p.m.: Jonathan Byrd; Alex Cejka
3:30 p.m.: a-Jordan Spieth; Angel Cabrera
3:40 p.m.: Steve LeBrun; Hunter Mahan
3:50 p.m.: Raphael Jacquelin; Kevin Na
4:00 p.m.: Scott Langley; Adam Scott
4:10 p.m.: David Toms; Michael Thompson
4:20 p.m.: Aaron Watkins; Charlie Wi
4:30 p.m.: Sergio Garcia; Justin Rose
4:40 p.m.: Padraig Harrington; Hunter Hamrick
4:50 p.m.: Casey Wittenberg; Tiger Woods
5:00 p.m.: Matt Kuchar; Martin Kaymer
5:10 p.m.: Retief Goosen; John Peterson
5:20 p.m.: Jason Dufner; a-Beau Hossler
5:30 p.m.: John Senden; Kevin Chappell
5:40 p.m.: Webb Simpson; Nicolas Colsaerts
5:50 p.m.: Blake Adams; Ernie Els
6:00 p.m.: Lee Westwood; Fredrik Jacobson
6:10 p.m.: Jim Furyk; Graeme McDowell

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U.S. Open 2012: Live Updates, TV Schedule, Watch Online And More

After three rounds of golf at the 2012 U.S. Open, two men sit atop the leaderboard at 1-under par for the tournament. Graeme McDowell shot a 2-under par 68 on Saturday to move to 1-under for the tournament, with Jim Furyk grinding out an even par 70 to tie McDowell entering Sunday's final round at The Olympic Club. Swede Frederik Jacobson is two shots back of the leaders at 1-over par, with 17-year-old high schooler Beau Hossler just four shots off the lead.

Tiger Woods virtually fell out of contention with a 5-over par round of 75 on moving day. Woods bogeyed four of his first eight holes on Saturday, ending with six total bogeys int he round and just one birdie.

NBC will again have six hours of coverage, beginning at 4:00 p.m. p.m. EST. In addition to the television broadcast, golf fans can see the action online at USOpen.com. Live streaming coverage of holes No. 8 and 18 will be available from 4:00 p.m. EST until 10:00 p.m. EST on Sunday.

Radio coverage of the event will also begin at 4:00 p.m. EST. It is available with an online option as well, and also accessible on some smartphones.

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U.S. Open 2012 Results: Jim Furyk, Graeme McDowell Tied Atop Leaderboard After Saturday

For Thursday and Friday, Tiger Woods was in it. He shot a 69 in round one and then a 70 in round two. But on moving day, on Saturday, things fell apart, as he bogeyed two of his final three holes to finish 5-over par for the day. And now, going into the final round, he's at 4-over for the tournament, tied at 14th and seemingly out of the running at the U.S. Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco.

Meanwhile, Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowell sit atop the leaderboard at 1-under par. Furyk shot a 68 on Saturday, while McDowell finished with an even-par 70. In third is Fredrik Jacobson, who also shot a 68 on Saturday to remain two strokes behind Furyk and McDowell.

You can find a complete 2012 U.S. Open scoreboard at USOpen.com.

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2012 U.S. Open Leaderboard Update: Casey Wittenberg With The Best Score Of The Open

After two days of struggle playing the The Olympic course at the 2012 U.S. Open, Memphis, TN native Casey Wittenberg may have figured things out. Wittenberg shot a 71 in round one and 77 in round two, but rebounded nicely on Saturday in round three with a 67 to finish the day at -3 under par.

Wittenberg bogeyed just two holes on the day while making birdie on three holes and scoring an eagle on the par four seventh hole.

So far in the tournament Wittenberg connected on 30 of 54 greens in regulation and has connected on 23 of 42 fairways. Of the golfers who've made the cut, Wittenberg has thus far shown the biggest improvement, scoring wise.

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U.S. Open 2012 Leaderboard Update: Steve LeBrun One Of Four Golfers To Complete Round 3

Four golfers have finished the third round of the 2012 U.S. Open at The Olympic Club, but only one seems to have been able to to overcome the difficulties that this course presents.

Jim Ogilvie and Bo Van Pelt shot the highest scores of the day thus far. Both registered a 76 on the day, good for a +6 on the leaderboard. Kevin Streelman finshed the day shooting a 72, a +2 on the leaderboard while amateur golfer Patrick Cantlay finished the day at +1, shooting a 71 in round three.

The best score of those who have completed their 18 holes so far belongs to Florida native Steve LeBrun of West Palm Beach, FL.

After shooting a 73 and 75 respectively in the first two rounds of the tournament, LeBrun had a strong performance on day three shooting a 69, -1 under par for the day. That currently ties him for the lead although Tiger woods, Jim Furyk and David Toms have yet to tee off.

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U.S. Open Golf 2012 Odds: Tiger Woods Favorite To Win, Jim Furyk Not Far Behind

A familiar name is atop the leaderboard at the 2012 U.S. Open entering Saturday's third round, but he has some company on his quest to capture the title. Tiger Woods is tied with fellow Americans Jim Furyk and David Toms at 1-under par for the tournament, and in fact that trio are the only golfers to be under par through two rounds.

As might be expected, Woods is now the favorite to win the tournament, coming in at 5-4 odds according to Bovada. Woods is looking to capture his first major championship since 2008. Furyk, playing in the final pairing with Woods on Saturday, enters the round at 5-1 odds to capture the title. Toms is currently 10-1 to win the Open.

For complete 2012 U.S. Open golf odds, be sure to visit Bovada.

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U.S. Open 2012: Live Updates, TV Schedule, Watch Online And More

Two rounds are in the books at the 2012 U.S. Open Championship, with just 72 players remaining when third round play begins Saturday from The Olympic Club in San Francisco. An American trio of Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk and David Toms find themselves tied atop the leaderboard, at 1-under par for the tournament. Woods and Furyk will play together in the final group on Saturday, teeing off at 6:05 p.m. EST.

With play occurring on the West Coast, golf fans will once again be treated to primetime coverage of the tournament. NBC will have the television coverage on Saturday, broadcasting six hours of third round play beginning at 4:00 p.m. EST. As usual, Dan Hicks and Johnny Miller will lead the coverage from the booth.

In addition to the television coverage, golf fans will be able to watch some play online via a stream at USOpen.com. From 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. EST a live stream of the eighth and 18th holes will be available.

The radio broadcast also begins at 4:00 p.m. EST and is available online and on select smartphones. Fans can find the full 2012 U.S. Open leaderboard and follow live scoring at USOpen.com.

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U.S. Open 2012 Tee Times And Pairings For Saturday: Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk In Final Group

Two rounds of the 2012 U.S. Open are now completed, meaning roughly half the field has been eliminated entering Saturday's third round. An American trio of Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk and David Toms are tied for the lead entering the day, at 1-under par for the tournament. Woods and Furyk will play in the final pairing of the day, set to tee off at 6:05 p.m. EST, with Toms and John Peterson playing in the second-to-last group that tees off at 5:55 p.m. EST.

Third round play begins at 12:15 p.m. EST. A full list of pairings and tee times can be found below.

12:15 p.m.: Kevin Streelman, Bo Van Pelt
12:25 p.m.: Joe Ogilvie, Patrick Cantlay
12:35 p.m.: Matthew Baldwin, Steve LeBrun
12:45 p.m.: Jesse Mueller, Rickie Fowler
12:55 p.m.: Angel Cabrera, Jordan Spieth
1:05 p.m.: Casey Wittenberg, Nicholas Thompson
1:15 p.m.: Jeff Curl, Simon Dyson
1:25 p.m.: Francesco Molinari, Bob Estes
1:35 p.m.: Rod Pampling, Davis Love III
1:45 p.m.: Stephen Ames, Zach Johnson
1:55 p.m.: Phil Mickelson, Alex Cejka
2:05 p.m.: K.T. Kim, Keegan Bradley
2:15 p.m.: Adam Scott, Hiroyuki Fujita
2:25 p.m.: Jonathan Byrd, Scott Langley
2:35 p.m.: Darron Stiles, Jason Day
2:45 p.m.: Morgan Hoffmann, Marc Warren
2:55 p.m.: Robert Karlsson, Webb Simpson
3:05 p.m.: Retief Goosen, Branden Grace
3:15 p.m.: Kevin Na, Jason Bohn
3:25 p.m.: Kevin Chappell, Matteo Manassero
3:35 p.m.: Ian Poulter, Martin Kaymer
3:45 p.m.: Lee Westwood, John Senden
3:55 p.m.: Hunter Hamrick, Michael Allen
3:05 p.m.: Alistair Presnell, Padraig Harrington
4:15 p.m.: J.B. Park, Steve Stricker
4:25 p.m.: Ernie Els, Justin Rose
4:35 p.m.: Nick Watney, Sergio Garcia
4:45 p.m.: Charlie Wi, Frederick Jacobson
4:55 p.m.: K.J. Choi, Charl Schwartzel
5:05 p.m.: Raphael Jacquelin, Beau Hossler
5:15 p.m.: Jason Dufner, Matt Kuchar
5:25 p.m.: Hunter Mahan, Aaron Watkins
5:35 p.m.: Blake Adams, Michael Thompson
5:45 p.m.: Graeme McDowell, Nicolas Colsaerts
5:55 p.m.: John Peterson, David Toms
6:05 p.m.: Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk

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2012 U.S. Open Leaderboard: Tiger Woods In The Lead After Round Two

After a strong showing on Thursday in the first round of the 2012 U.S. Open at The Olympic Club by shooting a 69, Tiger Woods struggled a bit during round two but still managed to finish the day atop the leaderboard at one-under par, shooting a 70 on the day.

Woods started out the front nine by making a birdie on the third hole but then successively bogeyed the fifth, sixth and seventh holes. But he cleaned things up on the back nine making birdies on two holes and making par on the other seven.

Over the first two days of the tournament, Woods has connected on 25 of 36 greens in regulation and has hit 21 of 28 fairways.

A full leaderboard can be viewed HERE.

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U.S. Open 2012 Leaderboard: 17-Year-Old Amateur Beau Hossler Tied For Lead

In a shocking development at The Olympic Club, 17-year-old amateur Beau Hossler has taken the lead at the 2012 U.S. Open. The braces-wearing teen has shot a score of one-under par through 13 holes on his round and as of press holds a one stroke lead over Jim Furyk, who completed his round earlier in the day.

Tiger Woods was not able to capitalize on his hot Thursday as he has stumbled out of the gate on Friday. He has recovered nicely, shooting a score of one over through 11 holes.

Despite entering the day at four-under par, Michael Thompson has fallen apart, putting up a score of six-over through 12 holes.

A full leaderboard can be viewed HERE.

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U.S. Open 2012 Leaderboard: Michael Thompson Still Leads As Afternoon Wave Begins

The first wave of golfers have completed their second rounds at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, and no one has been able to come close to Michael Thompson, who is still atop the leaderboard at minus three.

Thompson has just begun his second round, and is at plus one through his first three holes on the round.

Some golfers in the morning wave have continued to put themselves into contention including Jim Furyk who shot one-under par to be at minus one entering the weekend. Other golfers in the morning session continued to struggle, including Rickie Fowler, who is shooting six-over through 17 holes and sits at plus eight for the tournament.

Tiger Woods is well within reaching Thompson and just teed off on his second round. He shot par on the first hole of his round.

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2012 US Open Tee Times And Pairings For Friday: Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson Will Be Featured In Primetime

The second round of the 2012 U.S. Open will feature the typical rotation of tee times on the PGA Tour, with the superstar group of Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson, and Phil Mickelson now going off late in the afternoon and finishing their round in primetime on ESPN. They're set to tee off at 4:18 p.m. ET. As expected, the first round was treacherous, with only a handful of players in red numbers. One of those players is Tiger Woods, who unlike his playing partners, was in complete control of his game. He kept his drives in the yard and steadily shaped the shots at the trajectory he needed -- whether it was high cuts or low draws. He'll try to stay on the first page of the leaderboard while Watson and Mickelson are in clear danger of missing the weekend. A full schedule of tee times below:

Morning wave off No. 1 tee:

Morning wave off No. 10 tee:

Afternoon wave off No. 1 tee:

Afternoon wave off No. 9 tee:

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2012 U.S. Open Leaderboard: Nick Watney Hits Albatross; No One Challenging Michael Thompson

Nick Watney is having a fairly difficult first nine holes in his U.S. Open. Coming into the 17th hole, which was his 8th hole of the day, he was three-over par. Incredibly, he sunk an albatross on that hole, becoming the second player to hole out a double eagle in a major this year. He's now one-over par.

Michael Thompson still leads the field by a wide margin. The course hasn't been any easier this afternoon than it was in the morning, and it seems unlikely that anyone is going to catch him. There is, however, a solid group of players tied for second at one-under. Tiger Woods finished his round a long time ago with that score, and he's since been joined by David Toms, Jim Furyk, Graeme McDowell and Ryo Ishikawa. That's four major winners and one of the best young golfers in the world.

It's been a rough day for the British contingent that's currently dominating the world golf rankings. Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy are both three-over, while Luke Donald is four-over.

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2012 U.S. Open Leaderboard: Tiger Woods Even, Bubba Watson And Phil Mickelson Struggling

The first round of the U.S. Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco is underway and the feature group of the first round which includes Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson and Phil Mickelson is certainly an interesting one to watch.

Woods is doing a well enough job halfway through the first round, shooting even on the back-nine to start the tournament. Though Woods bogeyed on 14, he rebounded with a birdie on 17.

Watson and Mickelson on the other hand have struggled quite a bit to start the tournament. Mickelson started the tournament with three straight bogeys on the back nine. He got one of them back with a birdie on 13, but then bogeyed 14 and 16 to finish the back nine at four strokes over.

Watson has had even worse luck to open the tournament, bogeying two of the first three holes. He then went par from 12 through 14, but then bogeyed the next two holes. After gaining a shot back with a birdie on 17, he double bogeyed 18 to finish the back nine at five strokes over.

The afternoon wave has still yet to tee off, so half the field has yet to begin their round. As of now, Americans Kevin Na and Jason Bohn and South African Branden Grace are tied for the tournament lead at two under.

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2012 U.S. Open Tee Times And Groupings For Thursday: Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson, Phil Mickelson Tee Off On Back Nine

The 2012 U.S. Open tees off on Thursday morning and will have plenty of interesting story lines, but the biggest one will undoubtedly be the pairing of Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson, and Phil Mickelson. The three stars will tee off on the back nine starting at 10:33 a.m. EDT.

Tiger has an uptick in his game over the past few weeks and many expect him to have a strong outing at the U.S. Open. Watson recently won the Masters, but since that win hasn't done a whole lot in tournaments so he's expected to get his game turned around.

Here's how the rest of the field will tee off.

Morning wave off No. 1 tee:

10:15 a.m.: Scott Langley, Steve Lebrun, Beau Hossler (a)
10:26 a.m.: Jason Bohn, Raphael Jacquelin, J. B. Park
10:37 a.m.: Michael Thompson, TBD, Steve Marino
10:48 a.m.: Brendan Jones, George Coetzee, Gregory Bourdy
10:59 a.m.: Patrick Cantlay (a), Jonathan Byrd, Kyle Stanley
11:10 a.m.: Retief Goosen, Vijay Singh, Zach Johnson
11:21 a.m.: Paul Casey, Hiroyuki Fujita, Mark Wilson
11:32 a.m.: Adam Scott, Keegan Bradley, Webb Simpson
11:43 a.m.: Tim Clark Toru Taniguchi, Rod Pampling
11:54 a.m.: Francesco Molinari, Bo Van Pelt, Peter Hanson
12:05 p.m.: D. A. Points, Dong-Hwan Lee, Kevin Streelman
12:16 p.m.: Edward Loar, Paul Claxton, Alistair Presnell
12:27 p.m.: Mark McCormick, Nick Sherwood (a), Cole Howard

Morning wave off No. 9 tee:

10 a.m.: Shane Bertsch, Martin Flores, Tommy Biershenk
10:11 a.m.: Scott Piercy, Matthew Baldwin, Matt Bettencourt
10:22 a.m.: Thomas Bjorn, Kevin Na, Branden Grace
10:33 a.m.: Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson
10:44 a.m.: Joe Ogilvie, Stephen Ames, Tim Herron
10:55 a.m.: Davis Love III, Padraig Harrington, David Toms
11:06 a.m.: Carl Pettersson, Charl Schwartzel, Charles Howell III
11:17 a.m.: Robert Karlsson, Bob Estes, Robert Rock
11:28 a.m.: K. J. Choi, Y. E. Yang, K. T. Kim
11:39 a.m.: Fredrik Jacobson, Robert Garrigus, Alexander Noren
11:50 a.m.: Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Sang-Moon Bae, Rafael Cabrera-Bello
12:01 p.m.: Marc Warren, Anthony Summers, Michael Allen
12:12 p.m.: Hunter Hamrick, Tim Weinhart, Scott Smith

Afternoon wave off No. 1 tee:

3:45 p.m.: Casey Martin, Cameron Wilson (a), Dennis Miller
3:56 p.m.: Jim Herman, William Lunde, David Mathis
4:07 p.m.: Nicolas Colsaerts, Charlie Wi, Simon Dyson
4:18 p.m.: Alvaro Quiros, Gary Woodland, John Senden
4:29 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald, Lee Westwood
4:40 p.m.: Jim Furyk, Sergio Garcia, Graeme McDowell
4:51 p.m.: Stewart Cink, Trevor Immelman, Lucas Glover
5:02 p.m.: Ernie Els, Geoff Ogilvy, Angel Cabrera
5:13 p.m.: Martin Laird, Ben Crane, Anders Hansen
5:24 p.m.: Matteo Manassero, Aaron Baddeley, Miguel Angel Jimenez
5:35 p.m.: Brian Harman, TBD, Mikko Ilonen
5:46 p.m.: Brice Garnett, TBD, Jesse Mueller
5:57 p.m.: Brian Rowell, Alberto Sanchez (a), Brian Gaffney

Afternoon wave off No. 9 tee:

3:30 p.m.: John Peterson, Morgan Hoffmann, Aaron Watkins
3:41 p.m.: Jeff Curl, Nicholas Thompson, Casey Wittenberg
3:52 p.m.: Soren Kjeldsen, Chez Reavie, Peter Lawrie
4:03 p.m.: Michael Campbell, Olin Browne, Joe Durant
4:14 p.m.: Bill Haas, Nick Watney, Brandt Snedeker
4:25 p.m.: Martin Kaymer, Hunter Mahan, Justin Rose
4:36 p.m.: Steve Stricker, Ian Poulter, Matt Kuchar
4:47 p.m.: Jason Day, Louis Oosthuizen, Jason Dufner
4:58 p.m.: Rickie Fowler, Ryo Ishikawa, Dustin Johnson
5:09 p.m.: Hunter Haas, Tadahiro Takayama, Lee Slattery
5:20 p.m.: Alex Cejka, Kevin Chappell, Blake Adams
5:31 p.m.: James Hahn, Darron Stiles, Roberto Castro
5:42 p.m.: Brooks Koepka (a), TBD, Samuel Osborne

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U.S. Open 2012: Live Updates, TV Schedule, Watch Online And More

The 2012 U.S. Open tee's off at around 10 a.m. EDT on Thursday morning with live streaming being available.

ESPN has the television broadcast the U.S. Open from 12-3 p.m. EDT with NBC taking over from 3-5 p.m., and then ESPN will finish up the day from 5-10 p.m.

USOpen.com will begin a live stream following their morning marquee group of Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and Bubba Watson who tee off at 10:33 a.m. They'll also have a stream that follows an afternoon group, starting at 4:29 p.m. ET. ESPN3.com coverage will start at 12 p.m. and will have a marquee group feed, a feed for the 8th and 18th holes, and a stream that is a mirror of ESPN's television coverage.

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U.S. Open Golf 2012 Odds: Tiger Woods Remains The Favorite At Olympic

With a little more than 12 hours until the first group tees off at the 2012 U.S. Open, Tiger Woods remains the favorite to win his fourth national championship. The Lake Course at The Olympic Club will certainly provide an immense challenge for the world's top players. The favorites are consolidated into two main power groups. After Woods comes the Euro trio of Lee Westwood, Luke Donald, and Rory McIlroy. All three have held the No. 1 ranking in the OWGR over the past year but Westwood and Donald are still searching for their first major championship.

Masters champion, Bubba Watson, is in the middle of the pack at 50-1. Watson has only played twice since winning the season's first major and did not sound happy with the course setup on Tuesday during his media availability. Some more odds below:

Tiger Woods 13/2
Lee Westwood 11/1
Luke Donald 11/1
Rory McIlroy 14/1
Phil Mickelson 20/1
Dustin Johnson 25/1
Jason Dufner 25/1
Justin Rose 28/1
Matt Kuchar 28/1
Adam Scott 33/1
Jim Furyk 33/1
Rickie Fowler 33/1
Zach Johnson 33/1
Hunter Mahan 40/1
Sergio Garcia 40/1
Steve Stricker 40/1
Bo Van Pelt 50/1
Bubba Watson 50/1

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2012 U.S. Open: Age Is Nothing For 14-Year Old Andy Zhang

Everything about Andy Zhang's young life has been rapid. When he starts the ninth grade in the fall, he can boast having played in the US Open this summer, something that none of his classmates, and no other person in the world, can claim.

Just 14, Zhang is believed to be the youngest player in the history of the golf tournament, according to a profile at Golf.com. Born in China, he has lived in Florida since 2008. Golf brought him here. Zhang played, at 10-years-old, in a World Junior championship at Torrey Pines. From there he was at a golf academy in Orlando.

The other golfers in the tournament have been impressed with him. Even Tiger Woods praised Zhang's accomplishments, noting that age doesn't really matter.

"He qualified. He earned a spot. I tried it when I was 15, but he earned a spot," Woods said. "That's the great thing about this game, it's not handed to you. You have to go out and put up the numbers and he did."

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U.S. Open 2012 Tee Times And Groupings: Phil Mickelson Looks For 1st Open, Playing With Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson

The 2012 U.S. Open begins Thursday with plenty of storylines created by the USGA's groupings. They're well-known for grouping the most successful and popular players in the game, as well as players who have links in their background stories. The most notable group this year features Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and Bubba Watson. All three enter the week with some questions about their game. Tiger is coming off a win, but there's still uncertainty about how his Sean Foley reworked swing will hold up in a major championship test. Woods entered the Masters coming off a win at Bay Hill, but finished his week at Augusta with his worst showing ever there, a T40.

Mickelson, meanwhile, enters looking to finally capture the "white whale" of his incredibly successful career. He has finished as a runner-up five times at the national championship, and an Open title is his top outstanding priority. Lefty has had a busy month, playing three out of four weeks in May before withdrawing from the Memorial. Bubba, on the other hand, has only played twice since winning the season's first major. He looked rusty in Columbus two weeks ago.

Mike Davis will have the Lake Course playing firm and fast, but fair. It's often considered the hardest test in the U.S. Open rota, which includes the most challenging setups in the world. The USGA is once again pushing tee times back on the west coast so that the tournament will be featured in primetime in the east. This has been a successful format, initiated at Torrey Pines in 2008 and used again at Pebble Beach in 2010. A complete list of tee times below:

Morning wave off No. 1 tee:

10:15 a.m.: Scott Langley, Steve Lebrun, Beau Hossler (a)
10:26 a.m.: Jason Bohn, Raphael Jacquelin, J. B. Park
10:37 a.m.: Michael Thompson, TBD, Steve Marino
10:48 a.m.: Brendan Jones, George Coetzee, Gregory Bourdy
10:59 a.m.: Patrick Cantlay (a), Jonathan Byrd, Kyle Stanley
11:10 a.m.: Retief Goosen, Vijay Singh, Zach Johnson
11:21 a.m.: Paul Casey, Hiroyuki Fujita, Mark Wilson
11:32 a.m.: Adam Scott, Keegan Bradley, Webb Simpson
11:43 a.m.: Tim Clark Toru Taniguchi, Rod Pampling
11:54 a.m.: Francesco Molinari, Bo Van Pelt, Peter Hanson
12:05 p.m.: D. A. Points, Dong-Hwan Lee, Kevin Streelman
12:16 p.m.: Edward Loar, Paul Claxton, Alistair Presnell
12:27 p.m.: Mark McCormick, Nick Sherwood (a), Cole Howard

Morning wave off No. 9 tee:

10 a.m.: Shane Bertsch, Martin Flores, Tommy Biershenk
10:11 a.m.: Scott Piercy, Matthew Baldwin, Matt Bettencourt
10:22 a.m.: Thomas Bjorn, Kevin Na, Branden Grace
10:33 a.m.: Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson
10:44 a.m.: Joe Ogilvie, Stephen Ames, Tim Herron
10:55 a.m.: Davis Love III, Padraig Harrington, David Toms
11:06 a.m.: Carl Pettersson, Charl Schwartzel, Charles Howell III
11:17 a.m.: Robert Karlsson, Bob Estes, Robert Rock
11:28 a.m.: K. J. Choi, Y. E. Yang, K. T. Kim
11:39 a.m.: Fredrik Jacobson, Robert Garrigus, Alexander Noren
11:50 a.m.: Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Sang-Moon Bae, Rafael Cabrera-Bello
12:01 p.m.: Marc Warren, Anthony Summers, Michael Allen
12:12 p.m.: Hunter Hamrick, Tim Weinhart, Scott Smith

Afternoon wave off No. 1 tee:

3:45 p.m.: Casey Martin, Cameron Wilson (a), Dennis Miller
3:56 p.m.: Jim Herman, William Lunde, David Mathis
4:07 p.m.: Nicolas Colsaerts, Charlie Wi, Simon Dyson
4:18 p.m.: Alvaro Quiros, Gary Woodland, John Senden
4:29 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald, Lee Westwood
4:40 p.m.: Jim Furyk, Sergio Garcia, Graeme McDowell
4:51 p.m.: Stewart Cink, Trevor Immelman, Lucas Glover
5:02 p.m.: Ernie Els, Geoff Ogilvy, Angel Cabrera
5:13 p.m.: Martin Laird, Ben Crane, Anders Hansen
5:24 p.m.: Matteo Manassero, Aaron Baddeley, Miguel Angel Jimenez
5:35 p.m.: Brian Harman, TBD, Mikko Ilonen
5:46 p.m.: Brice Garnett, TBD, Jesse Mueller
5:57 p.m.: Brian Rowell, Alberto Sanchez (a), Brian Gaffney

Afternoon wave off No. 9 tee:

3:30 p.m.: John Peterson, Morgan Hoffmann, Aaron Watkins
3:41 p.m.: Jeff Curl, Nicholas Thompson, Casey Wittenberg
3:52 p.m.: Soren Kjeldsen, Chez Reavie, Peter Lawrie
4:03 p.m.: Michael Campbell, Olin Browne, Joe Durant
4:14 p.m.: Bill Haas, Nick Watney, Brandt Snedeker
4:25 p.m.: Martin Kaymer, Hunter Mahan, Justin Rose
4:36 p.m.: Steve Stricker, Ian Poulter, Matt Kuchar
4:47 p.m.: Jason Day, Louis Oosthuizen, Jason Dufner
4:58 p.m.: Rickie Fowler, Ryo Ishikawa, Dustin Johnson
5:09 p.m.: Hunter Haas, Tadahiro Takayama, Lee Slattery
5:20 p.m.: Alex Cejka, Kevin Chappell, Blake Adams
5:31 p.m.: James Hahn, Darron Stiles, Roberto Castro
5:42 p.m.: Brooks Koepka (a), TBD, Samuel Osborne

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2012 U.S. Open Odds: Early Favorite Is Tiger Woods

The 2012 U.S. Open is upon us this week at the Olympic Club in San Francisco as players are taking practice rounds to get accustomed to the difficult course. The early odds have been released and the favorite is Tiger Woods at 6/1 followed by Lee Westwood and Rory McIlory who are both at 10/1.

Woods being the favorite is not a surprise since he won the Memorial two weeks ago, and with Woods being the favorite there is a sense of a déjà vu moment. Leading up to the Masters, Woods won Arnold Palmer's tournament just two weeks prior and also was named the favorite leading up to the Masters. However, Woods ended up in a tie for 40th place at the Masters.

If Woods is able to win the U.S. Open it will give him his fourth win at the event, and put him in a tie with Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus for the most wins all-time.

Here are the early odds for the 2012 U.S. Open:

Tiger Woods 6/1
Lee Westwood 10/1
Rory McIlroy 10/1
Luke Donald 12/1
Phil Mickelson 16/1
Dustin Johnson 20/1
Jason Dufner 28/1
Matt Kuchar 28/1
Bubba Watson 30/1
Adam Scott 33/1
Hunter Mahan 33/1
Justin Rose 33/1
Zach Johnson 33/1
Jim Furyk 40/1
Keegan Bradley 40/1
Louis Oosthuizen 40/1
Martin Kaymer 40/1
Nick Watney 40/1
Rickie Fowler 40/1
Steve Stricker 40/1

U.S. Open 2012: Tiger Woods To Play First Practice Round Monday

With the U.S. Open coming quickly, golfers will begin taking to the course at Olympic Club early this week to get in practice rounds. Among the pros to play on Monday include Tiger Woods who will be playing with his former teammate from Stanford Casey Martin as the Mercury News reports.

The marquee group for the beginning of U.S. Open practice rounds Monday features Tiger Woods, former Stanford teammate Casey Martin, current Stanford sophomore Cameron Wilson and Oregon State junior Nick Sherwood.

The foursome tees off at Olympic Club at 7 a.m. in the first group of the day. Master's champion Bubba Watson is slated to tee off in the second group 15 minutes later.

Casey has a very interesting story heading into the U.S. Open, as the current coach of Oregon's golf team defeated one of his own players to win the qualifier for the spot in the Open. It will be Casey's second appearance in the tournament, as his other appearance in a major came in 1998, which was also at Olympic Club.

For more coverage, visit usopen.com.

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2012 U.S. Open Tee Times And Pairings: Bubba Watson To Play With Woods, Mickelson

The threesomes for the first two rounds of the 2012 U.S. Open were announced yesterday. The headlining group will be that of Masters champion Bubba Watson, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. They'll tee off at 10:33 a.m. on June 14 and at 4:18 p.m. on June 15.

Other threesomes of note: Dustin Johnson will be playing with Rickie Fowler and Ryo Ishikawa of Japan (4:58 p.m./11:43 a.m.), while Zach Johnson, Vijay Singh and Retief Goosen will play together (11:10 a.m./4:25 a.m.). Matt Kuchar is matched up with Steve Stricker and Ian Poulter of England (4:36 p.m./11:21 a.m.).

You can view the entire first-round schedule and group listing here. Play begins at the Lake Course at The Olympic Club in San Fransciso, California on Thursday, June 14, and ends on Sunday, June 17.

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2012 U.S. Open Qualifying Results: Florida State Freshman Daniel Berger Leads

Florida State freshman golfer Daniel Berger leads in the U.S. Open qualifying round at Black Diamond Ranch.