2009 US Open Golf Championship

Tiger Woods of the US hits from the ninth tee in his playoff against fellow American Rocco Mediate at the 108th US Open championship at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, California on June 16, 2008. Woods won in sudden death. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECKThis 2009 US Open Golf Championship betting and history guide presents sports bettors and golf enthusiasts with all the 2009 US Open Golf Championship winners, qualification requirements and golf trivia. We bring you comprehensive profiles on 2009 US Open golf players and particulars regarding current and previous US Open Golf Championship venues.

Founded in 1895, The United States Golf Association (USGA) US Open Golf Championship is a stroke play tournament that has consistently established as one of the toughest challenges on the international golfing schedule and is incorporated into the PGA Tour, The PGA European Tour and the Japan Tour line-up. The US Open golf tournament is the second in line of the four annual majors.

US Open Golf Tournament 2009

The 2009 US Open Championship golf tournament promises to be an exhilarating test of pure skill as the current US Open Championship, Tiger Woods, defends the 2008 title he won in a sudden death match. The world's top golf pros will be forced to play accurate drives down the pinched narrow fairways and avoid the “open roughs” before lining up their pitches and putts with careful precision in a course from hell that has been compared to “trying to hit a ball on top of a VW Beetle".

The fortunate US Open Championship winners will claim a share of the prize money, which is set at an astonishing $7,500,000 for the 2009 US Open golf tournament.

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2009 US Open Golf Championship Tickets

From Monday, June 15 to Sunday, June 21, the 2009 US Open Golf players will meet on the deliberately tricky Bethpage State Park Black Course in Farmingdale, New York for an eagerly anticipated contest that is respected as an accurate test of golfing ability. To keep up the tradition, the final golf rounds will be contested on Father's Day.

2009 US Open Golf Championship tickets are extremely limited and need to be applied for from the official US Open ticket vendor. For 22 years in a row, US Open Golf Championship tickets have sold out – be sure to check out our 2009 US Open tickets page and place your order early to avoid missing pro golf at its best!

2009 US Open Betting Odds

The US Open golf tournament winners do not have to be the only ones who walk away with smiles and bulging wallets when the last ball drops into the hole. 2009 US Open Golf Championship betting makes watching the game even more electrifying. Check out our 2009 US Open betting tips and odds.