Round 2 play (4pts):
Steve Stricker to beat Rory McIlroy +100 @ Bet365
No doubting that Stricker is far more suited to the U.S. Open than McIlroy, who admitted in his press conference this week that he was not a patient person. That showed yesterday when he took seven on the 14th hole yesterday and rather than bounce back, he dropped two further shots over the last four holes to completely fall off the leaderboard. He is a player that is more likely to 'chase' today rather let the field come to him and that should only lead to more difficulties on this ever-hardening course, particularly as his long game was awry yesterday. Whereas McIlroy ranked 121st in greens in regulation yesterday, Stricker ranked in the top-20 in driving distance, driving accuracy and greens in regulation. His game has been improving since returning from shoulder injury (17th last time out) and if he could scramble a little better than yesterday, he should certainly climb back up the leaderboard today.
[unofficial rd2 system plays: Stricker tb Casey +100; Goydos tb Noh -105; Woods tb Westwood -105; Jimenez tb Funk +150; Estes tb Davis +105; McDowell tb Casey +100; Dyson tb Cejka +105; Ishikawa tb Watson -125; Choi tb Weir -110; Clark tb Weir -125]