USPGA Championship 2019: key contenders as Tiger Woods chases second major of the year

Tiger Woods’ attempt to nail down the best sporting comeback in history after winning the Masters might have lasted less than a month thanks to Liverpool’s thrashing of Barcelona in the Champions League but golf’s one true superstar is on the prowl for more major glory this week.

Woods has not played a tournament since that stunning win at Augusta but the eyes of the world will again be upon him as he makes his return to Bethpage Black, where he won the US Open 17 years ago.

Woods is now 150/1 to complete the Grand Slam this year having been available at 1000/1 to complete that historic feat before the Masters and he can be backed at 12/1 to win this week.

For those looking to find a bet, Bethpage Black rewards long hitters and accurate approaches. Woods came out on top for hitting greens in regulation when winning the 2002 US Open at the course, found 73.21 per cent of fairways (the average was 59.13 per cent) and boasted an average driving distance of just over 280 yards compared with the field’s 265.5 yards.

Lucas Glover’s statistics when winning the 2009 US Open here were remarkably similar to Woods’s seven years earlier, so with that in mind let’s have a look at some players who might be overpriced to win the second major of the year.