Tiger Woods enters the final day of 2007 US Open second

After a great game on Saturday, Tiger Woods will enter the final day of the 2007 US Open at Oakmont two shots behind the leader Aaron Baddeley.

Tiger Woods enters the final day of 2007 US Open second Tiger Woods finished second on the leaderboard of the 2007 US Open Golf Championship on Saturday with one-under for an overall 4-over par to trail two shots behind the new leader Aaron Baddeley. Tiger Woods almost became the first to play a boogey-free round at the 107th U.S. Open. Unfortunately, Woods bogeyed the 18th to finish with a 1-under 69.

The "Oakmont Monster" has proven to be the perfect golf course for an event of the magnitude of the 2007 US Open. Though by nature, the Oakmont is even worse when dry, making the ball very hard to control and bringing the best out of so many stars, to the point where the leader in the final day, Aaron Baddeley, is two over par, and one of the favorites to win the US Open, Phil Mickelson, couldn't even make the cut.

Skilled Tiger Woods could afford to call the Oakmont golf course "a fun challenge" after pulling up to second place from his tie 13th at the start of Round 3. The second-day leader Angel Cabrera probably have slightly harsher words for the course, tying for 7th with six over par after leading with even at the beginning of Round 3.

The top five on the leaderboard after Round 3 of the US Open:

1 Aaron Baddeley +2
2 Tiger Woods +4
T3 Stephen Ames +5
T3 Paul Casey +5
T3 Justin Rose +5

Our preferred British online oddsmaker Bet365 (official site) has had Tiger Woods as the favorite to win the 2007 US Open from the very beginning. He still holds the top odds paying out 4/5 if wins the golf championship, after holding odds of 7/4 just a day ago. The bookmaker has adjusted the odds slightly to accommodate the Round 3 leader Aaron Baddeley, now with betting odds of 3/1. Jim Furyk has been pushed back to from 10/3 to 16/1.

Both Tiger Woods and Aaron Baddeley will tee off at 3:00pm EST in the final round of the 2007 U.S. Open.

Published on 06/17/2007