Which Recent Winner Is Better Bet at 2014 U.S. Open: Adam Scott or Rory McIlroy?

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Published: May 28, 2014

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What a question!

Who's the better bet, Adam Scott or Rory McIlroy, to win the U.S. Open?

That's like trying to choose between the prettiest girls in the beauty pageant.

On one hand, you have the charismatic, handsome, sweet-swinging Australian who won the Masters in 2013 and is a heartthrob for female golf fans around the world. (Sorry ladies, he is a married man as of a month ago).

On the other, there's the mop-haired Northern Irishman, 25 years of age, a bomber off the tee who won the 2011 U.S. Open and 2012 PGA Championship. (Ladies, he's available again after breaking off his engagement to Caroline Wozniacki last week).

And let's be real about this for a moment. These two have the possibility to become the faces of golf, given the physical condition and inactivity of Tiger Woods and the slipping in the game of Phil Mickelson.

Sure, Jordan Spieth, Jason Day, Matt Kuchar, Bubba Watson and Dustin Johnson are all hanging around in the vicinity of golf's most elite neighborhood.

But Scott and McIlroy, as major champions with great personalities and charming accents, have a chance to become dominant figures in the golf world.



So how do I go about choosing between the two as the most likely to win at Pinehurst? I start by doing the eye test. And no, not the one where the doctor asks if you can see this or is this better than that.

Scott has been, well, very good over the last three years, nearly winning the 2012 British Open, winning three times, posting 15 top-10s and earning over $10 million.

McIlroy, on the other hand, has four wins, four seconds, 21 top-10s and earned over $11.5 million.

McIlroy has better performance stats, absolutely. But he's definitely been more up-and-down than Scott, having suffered through a miserable season in 2013.

Scott has been the more consistent of the two, so he passes my eye test...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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