US Open golf: Conquistador to rule in America?

Bookies VC Bet will be keeping a close eye on the progress of Miguel Angel Jimenez at this week's US Open after significant ante-post support the cigar puffing Spaniard. The recent Welsh Open winner is currently a loser for £250k after a string of bets at 125s and 100s. "A very shrewd punter has had a grand each-way so it could be a nervous weekend if he's at the business end of the leaderboard," said VC Bet's Richard Friend. "I've cut him to 66s and that seems to have dried up the support. "There is no doubting his class on the European Tour but things never seem to go as smoothly Stateside and that has made up my mind to take him on." Jimenez's best US Open effort came at Pebble Beach in 2000. Chris DiMarco, Justin Leonard and Luke Donald are also significant six figure losers. "I've always had serious reservations about DiMarco's 'bottle' so I opened up at a top industry price of 50s. That's taken a fair hammering and he's now a 40/1 chance." 4/1 favourite Tiger Woods is the man Friend is looking to avoid at all costs. "Everyone is talking about his driving being too wayward to compete on a tough US Open driving test but the Memorial was set up very tough a few weeks ago and he cruised to third with plenty to spare. "And if he hadn't lipped out on a short put on the back nine on Sunday in Muirfield he would have gone on to win the tournament in my opinion." Selected US Open odds: T.Woods 4/1 E.Els 8/1 P.Mickelson 9/1 V.Singh 11/1 J.Furyk 20/1 R.Goosen 20/1 D.Love 25/1 L.Donald 25/1 S.Garcia 25/1 D.Toms 25/1 A.Scott 28/1 P.Harrington 33/1 C.DiMarco 40/1 J.Leonard 50/1 K.Perry 50/1 S.Cink 50/1 MA.Jimenez 66/1 C.Campbell 80/1 M.Weir 80/1 S.Verplank 80/1 Others on Request ¼ odds 1,2,3,4,5