Tiger Woods is favorite to win the U.S. Open the next week in San Francisco . Former world No . 1 beat Jack Nicklaus on 73 PGA Tour victories on Sunday . `` If he plays at that level , if he 's able to hit fairways and find the putting stroke that he showed in Ohio , then Tiger Woods is definitely going to be one of the contenders at the U.S . ESPN journalist says Woods has come into form at just the right time . Woods says his practice at U.S. Open 's Olympic venue set him up for victory .
Tiger Woods is favorite to win the U.S. Open the next week in San Francisco . Former world No . 1 beat Jack Nicklaus on 73 PGA Tour victories on Sunday . ESPN journalist says Woods has come into form at just the right time . Woods says his practice at U.S. Open 's Olympic venue set him up for victory .