Don’t look for Tiger on TV after second round of U.S. Open

As long as Chambers Bay is, the odds against Tiger Woods winning his 15th major on the Seattle-area golf course Sunday at the U.S. Open just got longer.

Woods, whom Las Vegas sports books listed at an all-time high of 60-1 odds to win before Thursday’s first round, blew up to a 10-over-par 80 on the challenging links-style layout. That left him stuck in 152nd place, better than only two players.

So the likelihood of Woods even being seen on your television screen Saturday or Sunday is virtually nil.

As Woods, 39, continues his desperate search for his prior form, 22-year-old Jordan Spieth is trying to become the first player since Tiger in 2002 to win the Masters and U.S. Open in the same year. Only five golfers have done it: Jack Nicklaus (1972), Arnold Palmer (1960), Ben Hogan (1953, 1951) and Craig Wood (1941).

Phil Mickelson, 45, also is chasing history, as he attempts to exorcise his demons at the U.S. Open — where “Lefty” has a record six runner-up finishes — and complete a career Grand Slam. Only five players have completed a career Slam: Woods in 2000, Nicklaus in 1966, Gary Player in 1965, Hogan in 1953 and Gene Sarazen in 1935.

The U.S. Open at Chambers Bay — which has the three longest par-4s (ranging from 534 to 546 yards) in tournament history — highlights a weekend of TV sports that includes the College World Series and Women’s World Cup.

The second round of the U.S. Open is today at 9 a.m. on Fox Sports 1 (329) and 5 p.m. on Fox (5), with Saturday’s third round and Sunday’s final round each airing at 11 a.m. on Fox (5).

TODAY

College World Series, Florida vs. Virginia (noon, ESPN2 (31)): If the Cavaliers (41-22) win, they’ll advance to the best-of-3 championship series. If the Gators (51-17) — who staved off elimination with Wednesday’s 10-2 win over Miami (Fla.) in Omaha, Neb. — prevail, they will play Virginia again Saturday to determine the finalist.

BEST OF REST: College World Series: Vanderbilt vs. Texas Christian (5 p.m., ESPN (30)); MLB: Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics (6:30 p.m., FSW (49)); San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks (6:30 p.m., Prime (50), Cox (96)).

SATURDAY

Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays (10 a.m., MLBN (314)): These American League East rivals are two of baseball’s hottest teams. The Blue Jays, MLB’s highest-scoring team by a wide margin, had their 11-game winning streak snapped in Monday’s 11-inning loss to the New York Mets at Citi Field.

BEST OF REST: College World Series: TBD (noon, ESPN (30)), TBD (5 p.m., ESPN (30)); MLB: Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics (1 p.m., FSW (49)), San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks (7 p.m., Prime (50), Cox (96)); Women’s World Cup, Round of 16: Germany vs. Sweden (1 p.m., FS1 (329), KBLR (9)).

SUNDAY

Women’s World Cup, Round of 16: Brazil vs. Australia (10 a.m., FS1 (329), KBLR (9)), France vs Korea Republic (1 p.m., FS1 (329), KBLR (9)), Canada vs. Switzerland (4:30 p.m., FS1 (329), KBLR (9)): The knockout phase starts with a Saturday doubleheader and continues with a Sunday tripleheader in which host Canada will try to reach the quarterfinals in front of its home crowd in Vancouver. Brazil and Japan were the only teams to go 3-0-0 in pool play.

The United States takes on Colombia at 5 p.m. Monday (FS1 (329), KBLR (9)) in Edmonton.

BEST OF REST: MLB: Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees or Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays (10 a.m., MLBN (314)), San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers (5 p.m., ESPN (30)).

Contact reporter Todd Dewey at tdewey@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0354. Follow him on Twitter: @tdewey33.