Rory to roar back at Scottish Open

Rory McIlroy will arrive in Scotland looking to pick up some much-needed confidence, following a poor effort at the Irish Open last week. Rors went there as betting favourite, and rightly so, but just never seemed to settle, and certainly never seemed like he was capable of living up to the hype and bagging the prize money. A proud man, he’ll be desperate to make up for that with a strong push at Dundonald.

McIlroy, once again, missed the cut on Irish soil, and he’s developing a terrible run of form in front of his own people. Is it the pressure? We’re not too sure, but he’s had a poor year all round. Having said that, a week before The Open is as good a time as any to find his feet again, and that’s exactly what we think he’ll do.

Double-figure odds on Rors

We’ll need to see a big improvement from the 28-year-old, and he’ll have to catch a grip of his putting game is he wants to do followers a favour, but there’s no doubt the talent is there. You’re not betting on Rory’s ability, we’re taking a shot on him being determined enough to erase last week from memory. Don’t forget he’s had a bit of a break too.

Coral are currently trading our pick at 10/1, and it’s not often you’ll get double-figure odds about McIlroy. There’s 14/1 available in the first-round leader betting, if you expect a fast start, while Coral cater for each-way players, as always. Pick your outright winner and get 1/5 the odds the best seven.

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