http://www.cbssports.com/golf/blog/eye-on-golf/22369532/tiger-woods-rory-mcilroy-and-adam-scott-paired-at-us-open

Tiger, Rory, and Adam Scott will be paired together for the first two rounds.

Can't wait, really looking forward to seeing the pros have to play a course that's short and tight with tons of OB trouble just a few feet off of several fairways.

Also looking forward to the short par 3 which will be at 92 yards one day.

Good to see the last 2 major winners paired with a guy who hasn't won a major in ages

Wisconsin is going to have quite the run beginning in 2015:

2015 - PGA Championship Whistling Straits

2017 - U.S. Open Erin Hills

2020 - Ryder Cup Whistling Straits

Thanks for the correction. Not sure why I thought the Erin Hills U.S. Open was next year.
I need to get out there and play it again.

Me too, I am thinking this Fall. I have to much going on right now to spend that kind of coin to play golf.

Tiger Woods: 9-2

Contenders
Adam Scott: 20-1
Rory McIlroy: 20-1
Matt Kuchar: 20-1
Phil Mickelson: 20-1

The "we don't know what to do with these guys" group
Graeme McDowell: 22-1
Justin Rose: 25-1

The sneaky good odds group
Brandt Snedeker: 28-1
Lee Westwood: 28-1
Charl Schwartzel: 28-1

Sergio and another guy
Luke Donald: 33-1
Sergio Garcia: 33-1

Courtesy CBS sports; I've bolded the guys I like. As much as Kuchar plays, I think he finally takes a major this time round. Phil being in contention this weekend will likely help his concentration as well. I'll say Rory finishes 8th, Tiger finishes 5th with neither really being in strong contention on Sunday.

The course will come in at under 7,000 yards, making it the shortest major venue in a decade.

I heart driveable par-4 holes and sub-100 yard par-3's.

I plan on getting intimate with my couch all day.

"That's another Marissa Tomei movie - and you've seen that one before!"

• Four par-4s measure less than 360 yards. Guys like Dustin Johnson hit 330-yard drives these days, and complain that they hit it off the toe of the club.

• Merion's acreage is so tight, the driving range and player locker rooms are a mile away, at the West Course. For players who are used to complimentary deep-tissue massages in trailers near the first tee and caviar as an appetizer in the grill room adjacent to the 18th green, this will be a culture shock.

• Ambient noise from church bells will ring every half hour, and a train line nearby will rattle Merion with whistles. For players who give major championship scowls if a photographer passes gas during a pro-am, this will be a test of their high-strung nerves.

• The course measures only 6,996 yards. Last year's Olympic Club layout, at 7,100, was considered like a miniature golf course, so today's pros will be wondering if they're hitting from the ladies' tees.

• Heavy rain, a strong possibility during the week, could soften the greens so thoroughly, the players in the field may shout 'Target Practice!' before firing wedges at the wicker.

• Also, potential floods mean a doomsday scenario has the USGA prepared to play two holes from the West Course, a mile away, if needed. Can't you just hear Dan Hicks and Johnny Miller now, whispering into the microphones: "And now we'll see third-round leader Matt Kuchar sliding into the mini-van for his trip to play the 11th hole a mile away … he's asking that the radio be put on a "classic rock" station … his driver wants to hear "adult contemporary" and this could be a problem, Johnny…"

Well we are off and running today. No idea how the scoring will be. A lot of people think the scoring
will be historically low with a wet and short course. I would tend to agree but I heard this morning
that the rough was a bit longer than they had anticipated and due to the wet grounds they can't get
equipment out to cut it. Thick, long rough that is wet can be extremely penal. You can easily make
a big number just by missing the fairway here so I think that will help correct the scores some. I'll
be surprised if a score of -15 or better wins this tournament