U.S. Open odds after Rd. 1: Tiger's odds slashed

Michael Thompson leads the U.S. Open by three shots after shooting 4-under in the first round on Thursday at the Lake Course at the Olympic Club in San Francisco.

It's an incredible feat considering only six players managed to break par at a course where Thompson fired an almost unfathomable seven birdies on the day.

Still, it's not enough to vault the relatively unknown American to the top of the odds board even though he was runner up at the 2007 U.S. Amateur at this track. Thompson is now 20-1 heading into Round 2 on Friday - a big move considering he didn't even make the board at the Las Vegas Hotel pre-tournament, where he was considered part of 'The Field' at 12-1. The highest named players on that board were Michael Campbell and Olin Browne at 1000-1.

By the way: Tiger Woods' clinical round of 1-under par kept him as the favorite but his odds have been slashed from 7-1 to barely better than 2-1.

Here are the rest of the odds to win the U.S. Open heading into Round 2 courtesy of SportsInteraction.

Tiger Woods   +225
Justin Rose   +850
Matt Kuchar   +1400
Graeme McDowell   +1400
Jim Furyk   +1600
Lee Westwood   +2000
Nick Watney   +2500
Ian Poulter   +2500
Michael Thompson   +2000
Jason Dufner   +2800
David Toms   +2800
Rickie Fowler   +3500
Hunter Mahan   +4000
Jonathon Byrd   +4000
Francesco Molinari   +4000
Sergio Garcia   +5000
Robert Karlsson   +4000
Webb Simpson   +6600
Branden Grace   +8000
Nicolas Colsaerts   +10000
Ryo Ishikawa   +10000
Charl Schwartzel   +6600
Rory McIlroy   +12500
John Senden   +10000
Martin Kaymer   +10000
Dustin Johnson   +10000
Angel Cabrera   +10000
Fredrik Jacobson   +10000
Charles Howell   +10000
D A Points   +12500
Keegan Bradley   +10000
Jason Bohn   +10000
Jason Day   +15000
Padraig Harrington   +15000
K J Choi   +12500
Robert Garrigus   +15000
Davis Love III   +15000
Phil Mickelson   +12500
Anders Hansen   +10000
Louis Oosthuizen   +20000
Steve Stricker   +20000
Luke Donald   +20000
Kyle Stanley   +20000
Ernie Els   +15000
Michael Allen   +20000
Aaron Baddeley   +25000
Matteo Manassero   +20000
Spencer Levin   +20000
Blake Adams   +30000
Martin Flores   +25000
Bill Haas   +30000
Geoff Ogilvy   +15000
Kevin Na   +25000
Peter Lawrie   +40000
Alvaro Quiros   +30000

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