Our Experts Make Their Picks for the 2007 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club
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David Dusek
GOLF.com Deputy Editor
Pick: Jim Furyk
The straightest driver on the PGA Tour this season is also one of the game's toughest competitors. Jim Furyk's combination of accuracy off the tee, consistency from the fairway and touch on the greens should produce his second career U.S. Open title. The pace of play will be slow at Oakmont because players will be forced to study even the shortest putts, but Furyk is a grinder, a fighter, and the harder the course gets, the more his patience and focus will come into play.
This Pennsylvania native's win will not be as big as Palmer's would have been back in 1962 (Arnie lost to Nicklaus in a Monday playoff), but the crowds will certainly be behind the man with the ugly swing.
