The sleeper tag typically does not apply to golfers who won a major in the previous year.
However, that is the position Gary Woodland sits in coming into the 2020 U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club.
The 2019 U.S. Open champion is not in the best form and is far from the favorites conversation going into Thursday.
Dustin Johnson is locked into the favorite status after his remarkable run through the FedEx Cup, while Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas are close behind him with the lowest odds to win the title.
The favorite tag has not been an ideal position to hold lately at majors, as Collin Morikawa, Shane Lowry, Tiger Woods and Woodland won with longer odds assigned to them in the last five majors.