2023 U.S. Open golf odds: Phil Mickelson massive longshot to complete career Grand Slam, favored to miss cut at Los Angeles Country Club

A U.S. Open win is the only accolade missing from Phil Mickelson's resume.

ByMatt Severance @jordanpaytonsn1Updated: Jun 14, 2023 3:49PM UTC . 8 min read

The 2023 U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club was already chock full of storylines with the recent news of the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Tour merger coming after this season (if Congress allows it). The LIV Tour potentially couldn't have gotten off the ground if it hadn't lured superstar Phil Mickelson with a $200 million guarantee. The only thing missing from the World Golf Hall of Famer's career resume is a U.S. Open title, and he's a +21000 longshot at FanDuel to complete the career Grand Slam.

Mickelson has finished second in the U.S. Open a record six times, last in 2013 at Marion. That was also the year he won the third leg of the Slam, the British Open, for his fifth major title.

His last major championship win came at the 2021 PGA Championship in South Carolina. He was 50 years, 11 months and 7 days old then, the oldest-ever major winner. Mickelson turns 53 on Friday. He finished tied for second this year at the Masters, the oldest ever runner-up at that major, and then finished T58 at the PGA Championship, his 100th career major cut made, the third-most ever. Jack Nicklaus holds the record with 132.

Mickelson is a second favorite to miss the cut this week in Los Angeles at -176, and only Michael Thorbjornsen has shorter odds of the FanDuel options at -192. To make the cut, Mickelson is +122. Only Thorbjornsen has longer odds at +132.

For a top-10 finish, Mickelson is +950. His last T10 in the tournament was his last runner-up in 2013. He hasn't cracked the top 25 since, finishing T52 or worse in each of his last seven U.S. Opens. He's missed the cut in two of the past three years. This will be the ninth time Mickelson tries for the career Grand Slam. Only five have golfers have won it:

Gene Sarazen, 1935
Ben Hogan, 1953
Gary Player, 1965
Jack Nicklaus, 1966
Tiger Woods, 2000

Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth are both one leg shy. Both have won the U.S. Open. Rory needs the Masters and Spieth the PGA Championship so they can't join the club until 2024 at the earliest.

There are three southpaws in the field, and Mickelson is +125 to be the top finisher among them, behind Brian Harman (-120) and ahead of Hank Leboida (+470). Mickelson is +7500 to be the top American finisher.

To finish tops among the LIV golfers, Mickelson is +2200. Reining PGA Championship winner and two-time U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka is the +200 favorite there. Mickelson is the +140 favorite as the top Senior player (50 and over) ahead of Padraig Harrington (+175) and Stewart Cink (+210), neither of whom have won a U.S. Open.

Mickelson plays with Harrington and Keegan Bradley the first two rounds, with that trio teeing off at 3:59 p.m. ET on the 10th hole Thursday. The last major championship played in the Los Angeles area was the 1995 PGA Championship, held at The Riviera Country Club, the host venue of The Genesis Invitational. Mickelson has won the regular Tour event at Riviera twice and finished runner-up twice.

Because the 2023 U.S. Open is on the West Coast, that means prime-time TV golf this weekend. Below are tee times in ET.

Hole 1 Thursday

9:45 a.m. — Omar Morales, Deon Germishuys, Jacob Solomon
9:56 a.m. — Ryan Gerard, Yuto Katsuragawa, Michael Brennan
10:07 a.m. — Hayden Buckley, Adam Svensson, Pablo Larrazabal
10:18 a.m. — Carson Young, Dylan Wu, Roger Sloan
10:29 a.m. — Ryo Ishikawa, Kevin Streelman, Matthieu Pavon
10:40 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood
10:51 a.m. — Sungjae Im, K.H. Lee, J.T. Poston
11:02 a.m. — Gary Woodland, Adam Scott, Corey Conners
11:13 a.m. — Collin Morikawa, Max Homa, Scottie Scheffler
11:24 a.m. — Denny McCarthy, Joel Dahmen, Adam Hadwin
11:35 a.m. — Matthew McClean, Seamus Power, Ryan Fox
11:46 a.m. — Mac Meissner, Barclay Brown, Gunn Charoenkul
11:57 a.m. — Alexander Yang, Jesse Schutte, Andy Svoboda
3:15 p.m. — Brent Grant, Vincent Norrman, Charley Hoffman
3:26 p.m. — Simon Forsstrom, Carlos Ortiz, Maxwell Moldovan
3:37 p.m. — Eric Cole, Thirston Lawrence, Adam Schenk
3:48 p.m. — Luke List, Wilco Nienaber, Alejandro Del Rey
3:59 p.m. — Adrian Meronk, Harris English, Joaquin Niemann
4:10 p.m. — Alex Noren, Wyndham Clark, Austin Eckroat
4:21 p.m. — Kurt Kitayama, Cam Davis, Russell Henley
4:32 p.m. — Cameron Smith, Matt Fitzpatrick, Sam Bennett
4:43 p.m. — Billy Horschel, Chris Kirk, Brian Harman
4:54 p.m. — Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama, Rory McIlroy
5:05 p.m. — Sebastian Munoz, Nick Taylor, Taylor Montgomery
5:16 p.m. — Olin Browne Jr., David Puig, Karl Vilips
5:27 p.m. — Corey Pereira, Isaac Simmons, J.J. Grey

Hole 10 Thursday

9:45 a.m. — Berry Henson, Ryutaro Nagano, Hank Lebioda
9:56 a.m. — Michael Kim, Jordan Smith, Wenyi Ding
10:07 a.m. — Scott Stallings, Preston Summerhays, Lucas Herbert
10:18 a.m. — Jens Dantorp, Patrick Rodgers, Ryan Armour
10:29 a.m. — Thomas Pieters, Aaron Wise, Gordon Sargent
10:40 a.m. — Bryson DeChambeau, Francesco Molinari, Tyrrell Hatton
10:51 a.m. — Tom Hoge, Sergio Garcia, Sepp Straka
11:02 a.m. — Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler, Jason Day
11:13 a.m. — Patrick Reed, Matt Kuchar, Si Woo Kim
11:24 a.m. — Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm
11:35 a.m. — Martin Kaymer, Stewart Cink, Michael Thorbjornsen
11:46 a.m. — David Horsey, Brendan Valdez, Paul Barjon
11:57 a.m. — Jordan Gumberg, Kyle Mueller, Bastien Amat
3:15 p.m. — Ross Fisher, Nico Echavarria, Paul Haley II
3:26 p.m. — Nick Dunlap, Nick Hardy, Sam Stevens
3:37 p.m. — Taylor Pendrith, Aldrich Potgieter, Romain Langasque
3:48 p.m. — Andrew Putnam, Victor Perez, Abraham Ancer
3:59 p.m. — Phil Mickelson, Padraig Harrington, Keegan Bradley
4:10 p.m. — Mito Pereira, Emiliano Grillo, Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira
4:21 p.m. — Tom Kim, Sahith Theegala, Cameron Young
4:32 p.m. — Sam Burns, Dustin Johnson, Keith Mitchell
4:43 p.m. — Tony Finau, Jordan Spieth, Patrick Cantlay
4:54 p.m. — Davis Thompson, Min Woo Lee, Justin Suh
5:05 p.m. — Taylor Moore, Mackenzie Hughes, Ben Carr
5:16 p.m. — Patrick Cover, David Nyfjall, Frankie Capan III
5:27 p.m. — Austen Truslow, Christian Cavaliere, Alex Schaake

Hole 1 Friday

9:45 a.m. — Ross Fisher, Nico Echavarria, Paul Haley II
9:56 a.m. — Nick Dunlap, Nick Hardy, Sam Stevens
10:07 a.m. — Taylor Pendrith, Aldrich Potgieter, Romain Langasque
10:18 a.m. — Andrew Putnam, Victor Perez, Abraham Ancer
10:29 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Padraig Harrington, Keegan Bradley
10:40 a.m. — Mito Pereira, Emiliano Grillo, Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira
10:51 a.m. — Tom Kim, Sahith Theegala, Cameron Young
11:02 a.m. — Sam Burns, Dustin Johnson, Keith Mitchell
11:13 a.m. — Tony Finau, Jordan Spieth, Patrick Cantlay
11:24 a.m. — Davis Thompson, Min Woo Lee, Justin Suh
11:35 a.m. — Taylor Moore, Mackenzie Hughes, Ben Carr
11:46 a.m. — Patrick Cover, David Nyfjall, Frankie Capan III
11:57 a.m. — Austen Truslow, Christian Cavaliere, Alex Schaake
3:15 p.m. — Berry Henson, Ryutaro Nagano, Hank Lebioda
3:26 p.m. — Michael Kim, Jordan Smith, Wenyi Ding
3:37 p.m. — Scott Stallings, Preston Summerhays, Lucas Herbert
3:48 p.m. — Jens Dantorp, Patrick Rodgers, Ryan Armour
3:59 p.m. — Thomas Pieters, Aaron Wise, Gordon Sargent
4:10 p.m. — Bryson DeChambeau, Francesco Molinari, Tyrrell Hatton
4:21 p.m. — Tom Hoge, Sergio Garcia, Sepp Straka
4:32 p.m. — Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler, Jason Day
4:43 p.m. — Patrick Reed, Matt Kuchar, Si Woo Kim
4:54 p.m. — Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm
5:05 p.m. — Martin Kaymer, Stewart Cink, Michael Thorbjornsen
5:16 p.m. — David Horsey, Brendan Valdez, Paul Barjon
5:27 p.m. — Jordan Gumberg, Kyle Mueller, Bastien Amat

Hole 10 Friday

9:45 a.m. — Brent Grant, Vincent Norrman, Charley Hoffman
9:56 a.m. — Simon Forsstrom, Carlos Ortiz, Maxwell Moldovan
10:07 a.m. — Eric Cole, Thirston Lawrence, Adam Schenk
10:18 a.m. — Luke List, Wilco Nienaber, Alejandro Del Rey
10:29 a.m. — Adrian Meronk, Harris English, Joaquin Niemann
10:40 a.m. — Alex Noren, Wyndham Clark, Austin Eckroat
10:51 a.m. — Kurt Kitayama, Cam Davis, Russell Henley
11:02 a.m. — Cameron Smith, Matt Fitzpatrick, Sam Bennett
11:13 a.m. — Billy Horschel, Chris Kirk, Brian Harman
11:24 a.m. — Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama, Rory McIlroy
11:35 a.m. — Sebastian Munoz, Nick Taylor, Taylor Montgomery
11:46 a.m. — Olin Browne Jr., David Puig, Karl Vilips
11:57 a.m. — Corey Pereira, Isaac Simmons, J.J. Grey
3:15 p.m. — Omar Morales, Deon Germishuys, Jacob Solomon
3:26 p.m. — Ryan Gerard, Yuto Katsuragawa, Michael Brennan
3:37 p.m. — Hayden Buckley, Adam Svensson, Pablo Larrazabal
3:48 p.m. — Carson Young, Dylan Wu, Roger Sloan
3:59 p.m. — Ryo Ishikawa, Kevin Streelman, Matthieu Pavon
4:10 p.m. — Shane Lowry, Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood
4:21 p.m. — Sungjae Im, K.H. Lee, J.T. Poston
4:32 p.m. — Gary Woodland, Adam Scott, Corey Conners
4:43 p.m. — Collin Morikawa, Max Homa, Scottie Scheffler
4:54 p.m. — Denny McCarthy, Joel Dahmen, Adam Hadwin
5:05 p.m. — Matthew McClean, Seamus Power, Ryan Fox
5:16 p.m. — Mac Meissner, Barclay Brown, Gunn Charoenkul
5:27 p.m. — Alexander Yang, Jesse Schutte, Andy Svoboda

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