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The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. It is staged by the United States Golf Association (USGA) in mid-June, scheduled so that, if there are no weather delays, the final round is played on the third Sunday, which is Father's Day.
The news all golf fans dreaded has been confirmed - Tiger Woods has been forced to withdraw from the US Open due to injury. Golf's biggest star has been suffering from left knee and achilles' tendon injuries and in May pulled out of the Players Championship, sparking fears that he could possibly miss this year's US Open.
After a highly dramatic and entertaining US Masters, golf fans can now look forward to the US Open, which will be held between June 16th-19th. The best golfers from around the world make up the field of 156 US Open Players who this year will battle it out for the $7,000,000 prize fund at the visually stunning Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland.
There is little to pick between the best golfers in the world in terms of the 2011 US Open Golf Odds but following his impressive showing at the US Masters Tiger Woods will head into the second major of the year as the favourite. The 14-time major winner is closely followed by the likes of Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy.
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