US Open 2011 16th-19th June at Congressional Country Club

[nrico2006]

I also see that no player has ever been better than 9 under after 2 rounds at the US Open and nobody has led by more than 6 at the halfway point

[Radda bout yeee]

I'd have a few quid on McIlroy.

What price was GMac last year?

I should have put that money on McIlroy! 

Took McIlroy at 9/4 this morning - good price for the way he was playing i thought!!!

[attheraces]

I'd have a few quid on McIlroy.

What price was GMac last year?

I should have put that money on McIlroy! 

Took McIlroy at 9/4 this morning - good price for the way he was playing i thought!!!

Don't get carried away yet boy's, we've seen numerous capitulations over the past while in major championships, McIlroy being responsible for a majority of them! Let's hope he has learned his lesson, would love to see him win it.

Come on Rory!

[deiseach]

It's painful watching Sergio Garcia. Has he ever knocked in a ten-footer in his life? Contrast that with McIlroy . . .

[Bogball XV]

It's painful watching Sergio Garcia. Has he ever knocked in a ten-footer in his life? Contrast that with McIlroy . . .

What's the contrast?

At McIlroy's age, Sergio was doing the same, he's still got a fairly decent record in the game with 15 wins on tour as opposed to McIlroy's 2.

This is a very very long way from over lads, and whilst I wouldn't be backing Sergio, neither would I be backing McIlroy.

[Radda bout yeee]

I'd have a few quid on McIlroy.

What price was GMac last year?

I should have put that money on McIlroy! 

Took McIlroy at 9/4 this morning - good price for the way he was playing i thought!!!

Don't get carried away yet boy's, we've seen numerous capitulations over the past while in major championships, McIlroy being responsible for a majority of them! Let's hope he has learned his lesson, would love to see him win it.

Come on Rory!

I'll rephrase then - Did I get value when backing McIlroy at 9/4 this morning?

[Tony Baloney]

McIlroy to -11 and leading by 8. What was his best lead in the Masters?

[deiseach]

What's the contrast?

At McIlroy's age, Sergio was doing the same, he's still got a fairly decent record in the game with 15 wins on tour as opposed to McIlroy's 2.

This is a very very long way from over lads, and whilst I wouldn't be backing Sergio, neither would I be backing McIlroy.

The contrast is that McIlroy is able to make the ten-footers, he's gotten a few on the third-quarter of his round. Sergio has never been able to do it.

I know it's not over. The Grauniad has the list of double-scorers:

OK, those players who have reached double figures in US Opens. Gil Morgan in 1992 at Pebble Beach was the first: he reached -10 with birdie at the 3rd hole in his third round after a six-under 66 and a three-under 69, but capitulated to closing rounds of 77 and 81. Tiger Woods managed it in 2000 at the same course, becoming the first to finish with a double-digit score under par: -12. Jim Furyk reached -10 on his way to winning at Olympia Fields in 2003, though he ended the tournament on -8. And Ricky Barnes reached the mark in 2009 at Bethpage, but ended the tournament on -2, two shots behind the winner Lucas Glover. And now here's Rory. Still on -10, and five holes away from a US Open 36-hole record.

So let's hope he doesn't do a Gil Morgan, eh?

[attheraces]

I'd have a few quid on McIlroy.

What price was GMac last year?

I should have put that money on McIlroy! 

Took McIlroy at 9/4 this morning - good price for the way he was playing i thought!!!

Don't get carried away yet boy's, we've seen numerous capitulations over the past while in major championships, McIlroy being responsible for a majority of them! Let's hope he has learned his lesson, would love to see him win it.

Come on Rory!

I'll rephrase then - Did I get value when backing McIlroy at 9/4 this morning?

Well think it is quite obvious you did yes considering he is about 4/7 now.

I was more commenting on the "I should have put the money on McIlroy" as if he has it in the bag when it is panning out just as the Masters did, there is still two rounds of golf to go anything can happen!

[haranguerer]

18/1 e/w, and Gmac on 40/1 e/w 

btw, the link above has been closed down it seems, anyone any others?

[Bogball XV]

McIlroy to -11 and leading by 8. What was his best lead in the Masters?

He may have made 4 at one stage.  Did he not lead the british open by a few last july too?

What's the contrast?

At McIlroy's age, Sergio was doing the same, he's still got a fairly decent record in the game with 15 wins on tour as opposed to McIlroy's 2.

This is a very very long way from over lads, and whilst I wouldn't be backing Sergio, neither would I be backing McIlroy.

The contrast is that McIlroy is able to make the ten-footers, he's gotten a few on the third-quarter of his round. Sergio has never been able to do it.

McIlroy is hot today on the greens, Sergio was the same on many occasions, he's got worse as the years go on and he thinks more about it.  My point was that at Rory's age, Sergio was no worse of a putter than Rory iirc.

[laoislad]

When are the two Irish lads teeing off?

[Radda bout yeee]

When are the two Irish lads teeing off?

NO NEED FOR THAT! Cheap dig! lol

[J OGorman]

anyone know odds you would get for  McIlroy / Mickelson both finishing in the top 3?

cheers

ended up putting a 5er on both, Mickelson e/w and McIlroy to win.

[Radda bout yeee]

I'd have a few quid on McIlroy.

What price was GMac last year?

I should have put that money on McIlroy! 

Took McIlroy at 9/4 this morning - good price for the way he was playing i thought!!!

Don't get carried away yet boy's, we've seen numerous capitulations over the past while in major championships, McIlroy being responsible for a majority of them! Let's hope he has learned his lesson, would love to see him win it.

Come on Rory!

I'll rephrase then - Did I get value when backing McIlroy at 9/4 this morning?

Well think it is quite obvious you did yes considering he is about 4/7 now.

I was more commenting on the "I should have put the money on McIlroy" as if he has it in the bag when it is panning out just as the Masters did, there is still two rounds of golf to go anything can happen!

Point taken! If he still holds a similar lead by the end of the day surely he couldn't throw it away!