Today we preview the US Open this weekend, how exciting is it! Mark has come specifically dressed in green or, as he puts it, the colour of money. That's because he is convinced that Straka is still getting no respect, with Hummer and the Betr team putting him at 67 bucks. Mark says they clearly don't know what they're doing.

Mark's also watched a video on YouTube of Bryson at Oakmont, and says it is worth the watch. See it here.

But onto the US Open - Oakmont, a tough course, Nick has played it and says it is 'scary' how difficult the course is. He also talks about playing US Opens and one of the reasons he loved them was that he knew at some point about half the field would lose their mind and their game would collapse. Nick says the USGA has two goals for the US Open, when they construct the courses, he tells us what they are and why they do it. Mark and Nick discuss the small fairways at Oakmont, and Nick talks about the rough and how thick it is, and what that means for some players.

We run through the power rankings, a couple of surprises, and we look at the Aussies (and Ryan Fox) and discuss their chances. Mark says Cam Smith's swing is in bad shape, the worst he has seen it.

After the turn....we build another Betr Multi. And it's a lazy chance.

Scheffler to finish Top 3 - surely as close to a lock as you can be!;

Ludvig Åberg to beat Jon Rahm - a good shot, certainly not a lock, but not out of the question;

Straka to miss the cut.

Mark is unhappy with the final leg, but Nick and Dan rate it.

That's our Talk Birdie To Me multi, only available at Betr - download the app, or go the the website, it takes literally 90 seconds to set up an account, click on Betr Specials, and the Talk Birdie To Me multi is there.

Enjoy the Open !

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