A lot of people like to see the best golfers in the world humiliated at the U.S. Open. The tournament usually showcases some of the toughest courses in the country, and these already-difficult tracks are set up in diabolical ways. Fairways are narrowed. Rough is allowed to grow gnarly. Greens are made as speedy as possible.

The 2023 U.S. Open at the Los Angeles Country Club hasn’t followed traditional form. The club’s North Course has been tough, but it’s been more fair than a typical U.S. Open course. The fairways are much wider than we typically see at a U.S. Open venue, and there’s some room to miss around some of the greens.

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U.S. Open Best Bets for Round 4 (Sunday)

Entering the final round of this year’s U.S. Open, co-leaders Rickie Fowler and Wyndham Clark are -10, and 31 players are at even par or better. It’s a far cry from last year’s U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, where Matthew Fitzpatrick won with a score of -6, and only 11 players finished even par or better.

If you love to see the pros suffer the same sort of embarrassment most of us do during a typical weekend round, the 2023 U.S. Open has been a letdown. But let’s acknowledge what a terrific venue LACC has been, even if isn’t doling out as much punishment as a typical U.S. Open venue.

The course has played firm and fast. The fairways are wide, but if you miss one, good luck making par. The greens are challenging, the bunkers treacherous. It’s been fun to watch the best players in the world take on the 284-yard 7th hole and the 290-yard 11th hole — a pair of absurdly long par-3s. But it’s the tiny 15th hole, which played at just 81 yards on Saturday, that deserves recognition as one of the best par-3s in the world — a hole that demands surgical precision and can torture players who fail this stern test of their wedge game. It’s going to be a blast to watch the leaders play the 15th on Sunday with the tournament on the line.

And speaking of Sunday, here are my favorite bets for the final round of the 2023 U.S. Open.

Scottie Scheffler to win (+450)

Scheffler enters the final round at -7, three shots behind the co-leaders. He closed by holing his approach shot at the 17th for an eagle and then drained a long birdie putt on the 18th. What a momentum boost for the No. 1 player in the world. Scheffler is arguably the best ballstriker in the world, and he’s as comfortable on the big stage as you and I will be on our couches Sunday afternoon during the final round. These odds imply that Scheffler has a 22.2% chance to win. I think it’s closer to a 30% or 35% chance. Scotty is a value at these odds.

Cameron Smith to finish top 5 (+500)

Smith generally isn’t a good bet in U.S. Opens because of his wayward driver. But the wide fairways at LACC suit Cam well, and there may not be a better player in the world from 150 yards and in. Smith enters the final round at -3, three shots out of the top 5. Look for him to make a move in the final round.

Collin Morikawa to finish top 5 (+2200) and top 10 (+330)

Morikawa enters the final round at -1, five shots out of the top 5 and two shots out of the top 10. The Los Angeles native is one of the best ballstrikers in the world and capable of going low in familiar surroundings. He’s fired 69s in each of his last two rounds, and he’s capable of a 66 or 67 on Sunday. I think the local kid has a good chance to finish top 10, and I’m making a small bet on Morikawa to catapult himself all the way into the top 5.

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