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US Open Golf 2017: Odds, Favorites and Tournament Preview

After numerous near-misses, Dustin Johnson finally got a major victory under his belt at the U.S. Open last year.

He goes into 2017's U.S. Open at Erin Hills, Wisconsin, which begins on Thursday, as the world No. 1 and bookies' favourite.

However, Johnson has not enjoyed the best form of late, missing the cut at the Memorial Tournament earlier this month having finished outside the top 10 in his two previous competitions.

Unlike in the build-up to the 2017 Masters—which the 32-year-old had to pull out of at the last minute—there is not quite as much buzz around Johnson ahead of this year's U.