The usual suspects occupy the U.S. Open leaderboard on Thursday — Justin Thomas is -5, and Patrick Reed pulled into the clubhouse at -4, with Rory McIlroy right behind at -3.
Thomas was 25-1 to lead after the first round at DraftKings.
Amateur Davis Thompson, a junior at the University of Georgia, stormed out to an early lead in the opening round at -4 through 11 holes, but fell back on the back nine. He closed about 250-1 to have the lead after Thursday's round and 600-1 to win the tournament.
First-round leader bets have become increasingly popular over the last few years since they offer big payouts in a short window.
FRL odds are typically correlated with odds to win the tournament. But the favorites have slightly longer odds to lead after Round 1 and the longshots have slightly shorter odds, given the variance that can come with one round.
U.S. Open First Round Leader Odds
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| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Dustin Johnson | +1600 |
| Jon Rahm | +2000 |
| Justin Thomas | +2500 |
| Xander Schauffele | +2800 |
| Rory McIlroy | +3300 |
| Collin Morikawa | +3300 |
| Bryson Dechambeau | +3300 |
| Webb Simpson | +3300 |
| Daniel Berger | +4000 |
| Patrick Reed | +4000 |
| Patrick Cantlay | +4000 |
| Tony Finau | +4000 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | +4000 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | +4000 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | +4500 |
| Jason Day | +4500 |
| Justin Rose | +4500 |
| Tiger Woods | +4500 |
| Adam Scott | +5000 |
| Paul Casey | +5000 |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | +5500 |
| Viktor Hovland | +5500 |
| Harris English | +6600 |
| Rickie Fowler | +6600 |
| Sungjae Im | +6600 |
| Matthew Wolff | +6600 |
| Billy Horschel | +6600 |
| Kevin Kisner | +6600 |
| Abraham Ancer | +7000 |
| Phil Mickelson | +7000 |
| Louis Oosthuizen | +7000 |
| Gary Woodland | +7000 |
| Cameron Champ | +7000 |
| Sergio Garcia | +8000 |
| Mackenzie Hughes | +8000 |
| Jason Kokrak | +8000 |
| Shane Lowry | +8000 |
| Sebastian Munoz | +8000 |
| Joaquin Niemann | +8000 |
| Alexander Noren | +8000 |
| Ryan Palmer | +9000 |
| Ian Poulter | +9000 |
| Chez Reavie | +9000 |
| Jordan Spieth | +9000 |
| Brendon Todd | +9000 |
| Bubba Watson | +9000 |
| Brian Harman | +9000 |
| Martin Kaymer | +9000 |
| Matt Kuchar | +9000 |
| Si Woo Kim | +9000 |
| Cameron Smith | +9000 |
| Kevin Streelman | +9000 |
| Byeong Hun An | +9000 |
| Corey Conners | +9000 |
| Thomas Detry | +10000 |
| Lanto Griffin | +10000 |
| Rasmus Hojgaard | +10000 |
| Charles Howell III | +10000 |
| Zach Johnson | +10000 |
| Kevin Na | +10000 |
| Matthias Schwab | +10000 |
| Henrik Stenson | +10000 |
| Will Zalatoris | +10000 |
| Erik van Rooyen | +10000 |
| Michael Lorenzo-Vera | +10000 |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +10000 |
| Keegan Bradley | +10000 |
| Joel Dahmen | +10000 |
| Adam Hadwin | +10000 |
| Mark Hubbard | +10000 |
| Marc Leishman | +10000 |
| Thomas Pieters | +10000 |
| Matt Wallace | +10000 |
| Lee Westwood | +12500 |
| Bernd Wiesberger | +12500 |
| Brandon Wu | +12500 |
| Chesson Hadley | +12500 |
| Justin Harding | +12500 |
| Sam Horsfield | +12500 |
| Brandt Snedeker | +12500 |
| Danny Willett | +12500 |
| Rafa Cabrera-Bello | +12500 |
| Lucas Glover | +15000 |
| Max Homa | +15000 |
| Romain Langasque | +15000 |
| Danny Lee | +15000 |
| Tom Lewis | +15000 |
| Adam Long | +15000 |
| Robert MacIntyre | +15000 |
| Graeme McDowell | +15000 |
| Troy Merritt | +15000 |
| Victor Perez | +15000 |
| J.T. Poston | +15000 |
| Davis Riley | +15000 |
| Steve Stricker | +15000 |
| Andy Sullivan | +15000 |
| Connor Syme | +15000 |
| Michael Thompson | +15000 |
| Paul Barjon | +15000 |
| Chan Kim | +15000 |
| Tyler Duncan | +15000 |
| Ryan Fox | +15000 |
| Lucas Herbert | +15000 |
| Jim Herman | +15000 |
| Lee Hodges | +15000 |
| Shugo Imahira | +20000 |
| Ryo Ishikawa | +20000 |
| Stephan Jaeger | +20000 |
| Jazz Janewattananond | +20000 |
| Matt Jones | +20000 |
| Takumi Kanaya | +20000 |
| Kurt Kitayama | +20000 |
| Curtis Luck | +20000 |
| Adrian Otaegui | +20000 |
| Renato Paratore | +20000 |
| Taylor Pendrith | +20000 |
| Eddie Pepperell | +20000 |
| Andrew Putnam | +20000 |
| Greyson Sigg | +20000 |
| Sung Kang | +25000 |
| Davis Thompson | +25000 |
| Sami Välimäki | +25000 |
| Jimmy Walker | +25000 |
| Paul Waring | +25000 |
| Richy Werenski | +25000 |
| Daniel Balin | +25000 |
| Ricky Castillo | +25000 |
| Chun-An Yu | +25000 |
| Cole Hammer | +25000 |
| Scott Hend | +35000 |
| Marty Jertson | +35000 |
| Dan McCarthy | +25000 |
| Scott Hend | +35000 |
| Marty Jertson | +35000 |
| Dan McCarthy | +35000 |
| Lukas Michel | +35000 |
| Shaun Norris | +35000 |
| Andy Ogletree | +35000 |
| John Pak | +35000 |
| JC Ritchie | +35000 |
| John Pak | +35000 |
| JC Ritchie | +35000 |
| Eduard Rousaud | +35000 |
| Sandy Scott | +35000 |
