DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, DUBAI

soundsham

Some round by Sergio especially the back 9
not a par on the last 9
2 eagles
4 birds
2 bogeys
1 triple bogey ....mental stuff
All for -3 back nine -8 today

Padraig is like my small kid
Loves to go on the slide at the weekend !!

downthemiddle

soundsham wrote: »

Some round by Sergio especially the back 9
not a par on the last 9
2 eagles
4 birds
2 bogeys
1 triple bogey ....mental stuff
All for -3 back nine -8 today

Padraig is like my small kid
Loves to go on the slide at the weekend !!

Is this the same Padraig who is only one shot behind Garcia after two rounds?

soundsham

Cream came to the top today
Rory and Luke tied with mark warren

soundsham

downthemiddle wrote: »

Is this the same Padraig who is only one shot behind Garcia after two rounds?

Don't know could be

SSK

Saw a bit of this today...the more I see of Oosthuizen, the more I think he's the man to take on Rory consistently over the next few years. No real weakness to his game and his swing is so simple and efficient its hard to see him having any sort of sustained slump. All he needs is a bit of an improvement in attitude in terms of putting the hard yards in on the range.

Set up for a cracking weekend, birdies galore by the looks of it!

L.O.F.T

SSK wrote: »

Saw a bit of this today...the more I see of Oosthuizen, the more I think he's the man to take on Rory consistently over the next few years. No real weakness to his game and his swing is so simple and efficient its hard to see him having any sort of sustained slump. All he needs is a bit of an improvement in attitude in terms of putting the hard yards in on the range.

Set up for a cracking weekend, birdies galore by the looks of it!

Have you an insight into his daily routine?

SSK

L.O.F.T wrote: »

Have you an insight into his daily routine?

Nope but its been referred to on commentary by too many people at this stage for it not to have some truth attached to it.

I probably worded it a little harshly in my original post but he is said to be very laid back and not overly driven to go the extra yard in terms of practice. Its referred to briefly here and here

L.O.F.T

SSK wrote: »

Nope but its been referred to on commentary by too many people at this stage for it not to have some truth attached to it

I agree with you SSK that he is sublimely talented but I think his laid back demeanour hides a steely determination. I think the Masters loss this year hurt him alot but the experience will defiantly stand to him in the future. The guy is highly tough of by his peers.
http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/rory-mcilroy-louis-oosthuizen-golf-swing-comparison?sct=hp17

SSK

L.O.F.T wrote: »

I agree with you SSK that he is sublimely talented but I think his laid back demeanour hides a steely determination. I think the Masters loss this year hurt him alot but the experience will defiantly stand to him in the future. The guy is highly tough of by his peers.
http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/rory-mcilroy-louis-oosthuizen-golf-swing-comparison?sct=hp17

No doubting his swing is as pure as there is out there.

Will be intriguing to see if he can close out a win this weekend if he's in contention come Sunday, he's been up there a lot this year in big tournaments with not a lot to show for it in terms of wins.

FixdePitchmark

Great to see the top lads play.

But for an end of year bash - it is an awful place. The course is not suitable for this.

I was looking at the width of fairways going, I would even like to play there with all the ex footballers it is designed for. As for the empty houses on the side:eek:

Speak Now

52 out of the 56 are under par overall.

Nice finish from Garica today, 2 double bogeys :pac:

Ed Winchester

Rory and Luke are putting on a show today. Great tv.

Ed Winchester

Also, 90 odd holes without a bogey around that track for Luke. Phenomenal stuff.

blockic

Really looking forward to tomorrow now. World Number 1 and 2 shootout for the season ending tournament. Alarm clock set.

Sponsers are only delighted id say!

Rikand

cant wait to see Rory and Luke shoot it out in the morning. World Number 1 Vs World Number 2

it's what we've waited all year for

WHIP IT!

Rickylovesuall wrote: »

cant wait to see Rory and Luke shoot it out in the morning. World Number 1 Vs World Number 2

it's what we've waited all year for

Yeah, hope they both play well & there's no anti climax... C'mon Rory!

WHIP IT!

Anyone else awake? Some brutal Ronnie on Oosthuizen, innit??

link_2007

WHIP IT! wrote: »

Anyone else awake? Some brutal Ronnie on Oosthuizen, innit??

Him and Ray Houghton look like the Scousers from the Harry Enfield sketch.

Speak Now

Hopefully Louis or Charl will make a run at the front 2

WHIP IT!

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Hopefully Louis or Charl will make a run at the front 2

Louis already has - tied second after 2 & no guaranteed birdies for Donald or McIlroy on the par-five 2nd...

alxmorgan

Louis and Luke make swinging a club look so effortless.

SSK

Some leaderboard shaping up, gonna be a shootout I think.

And what about the dark horse coming up on the rails, don't recognise him but he's got a seriously dodgy mo :pac:

Edit - I really should just keep my trap shut

WHIP IT!

Harrington goes out in 32... then starts the back nine double-bogey, bogey... he'd do your f*cking head in...

SSK

WHIP IT! wrote: »

Harrington goes out in 32... then starts the back nine double-bogey, bogey... he'd do your f*cking head in...

Heartbreaking mate, his golf over the past year has been good enough to win a tournament but he's really struggling to put it together for 4 consecutive rounds, or get it done on a Sunday when the pressure comes on.

Really swings and roundabouts at the top at the moment, if Rose can get to 19 or 20 in the house he could really put the pressure on the top 2 and the SA lads.

WHIP IT!

SSK wrote: »

Heartbreaking mate, his golf over the past year has been good enough to win a tournament but he's really struggling to put it together for 4 consecutive rounds, or get it done on a Sunday when the pressure comes on.

Really swings and roundabouts at the top at the moment, if Rose can get to 19 or 20 in the house he could really put the pressure on the top 2 and the SA lads.

Gonna finish with a tap-in eagle for -14... Chap's a nutjob :-/

slave1

What a putt from Rose on 18, crackin' TV

SSK

That was ridiculous, deserved to drop! What a round by Rose and puts the ball back in Rory's court. Would love to see a playoff here

Ed Winchester

What a putt!!
Don't think I've ever seen a better one.

Morrisseeee

Unbelievable putt from Rose there.
Rory playing fantastic golf.

Ed Winchester

Great putt from Rors. 3 in a row. He should win it from here...

WHIP IT!

Morrisseeee wrote: »

Unbelievable putt from Rose there.
Rory playing fantastic golf.

What a putt on 16... just noticed on twitter, not than I'm a gambler at all, but Rory was even money with Boylesports before he made that putt & Rose 8/11, some price I thought... but would obviously be tighter now...

Been a great day's golf...

SSK

This is class

Patsy fyre

Unbelievable stuff, Id fancy Rory to pull this out of the bag.

Morrisseeee

Rory: 486yds: drive & a SW :eek:
Hitting a 7iron 2nd shot to a par 5 :eek:

I'm speechless :cool:

soundsham

Nothing better than seeing a player doing it under pressure
Great tee shot by Rory on 17
birdie and its over
He's hit a dodgy tee shot or two on 18 this week

soundsham

Nothing better than seeing a player doing it under pressure
Great tee shot by Rory on 17
birdie and its over
He's hit a dodgy tee shot or two on 18 this week

Patsy fyre

should be plain sailing now!

SSK

Outrageously good from McIlroy, different class

And fair play to the European Tour for finally getting their website and tournament coverage into the 21st century, the tournament tracker has been a hell of an improvement on their old 2 bit, buggy leaderboard

ForeRight

Holy god Rory is on a different planet of golf when he is in the mood!!!!

An absolute joy to watch.

cormacjones

Jesus if McGinley mentions the "gears" one more time...........

He's a weak enough analyst IMO. A lot of cliches and no real insight.

Ed Winchester

What a way to win it. From 3 behind with 5 to play to win by 2. Outstanding. I'd say Rose can't believe it.
What was the winning cheque?

ForeRight

Is Rory as good as tiger was back in the early 2000's???

I think he is myself.

Could he be even better?

cormacjones

ForeRight wrote: »

Is Rory as good as tiger was back in the early 2000's???

I think he is myself.

Could he be even better?

Year 2000 -On the PGA Tour Tiger played 20 tournies
won 9 times
4 second places
17 top tens
20 top 25's

Won 3 majors and came 5th in the other.

iMuse

Ed Winchester wrote: »

What a way to win it. From 3 behind with 5 to play to win by 2. Outstanding. I'd say Rose can't believe it.
What was the winning cheque?

€1 million

WHIP IT!

I've said it before and here was further proof, if needed... although every player has peaks and troughs, McIlroy's best golf is so much better than anybody else's in the world that, when he's firing on all cylinders, he's pretty close to unbeatable.

He was just ticking along there today, nothing out of the ordinary. Bogeys a par three then, boom, home in five straight birdies... unreal...

ForeRight

cormacjones wrote: »

Year 2000 -On the PGA Tour Tiger played 20 tournies
won 9 times
4 second places
17 top tens
20 top 25's

Won 3 majors and came 5th in the other.

That will be Rory next year

cormacjones

ForeRight wrote: »

That will be Rory next year

I hope so too!

rrpc

cormacjones wrote: »

Year 2000 -On the PGA Tour Tiger played 20 tournies
won 9 times
4 second places
17 top tens
20 top 25's

Won 3 majors and came 5th in the other.

It's definitely a better record than Rory's at roughly the same stage of their pro careers. Tiger finished 2000 as his fourth full season (turned pro in August 1996), Rory has just finished his fifth full season (turned pro in September 2007). Tiger had almost double the wins and more than double the majors (5) at that stage.

However, Tiger had just turned 25 at the end of 2000, Rory won't be 25 for another season and a bit (May 2014). Might be interesting to compare their careers at that stage. As it is, when Tiger was 23 years and 6 months old, he'd won 12 tournaments including 1 major. Rory at the same age has won 12 tournaments including 2 majors.

mickmackey1

rrpc wrote: »

However, Tiger had just turned 25 at the end of 2000, Rory won't be 25 for another season and a bit (May 2014). Might be interesting to compare their careers at that stage. As it is, when Tiger was 23 years and 6 months old, he'd won 12 tournaments including 1 major. Rory at the same age has won 12 tournaments including 2 majors.

But don't forget Tiger is playing in his home country, under conditions he has always been accustomed to, whereas Rory has had to switch from his natural environment in order to play the biggest tournaments. To my mind if Rory won 40 PGA events, it would be the equivalent of Tiger's 70.

GreeBo

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mickmackey1 wrote: »

But don't forget Tiger is playing in his home country, under conditions he has always been accustomed to, whereas Rory has had to switch from his natural environment in order to play the biggest tournaments. To my mind if Rory won 40 PGA events, it would be the equivalent of Tiger's 70.

There are more than enough differences between the various American states to equalise that IMO.

rrpc

GreeBo wrote: »

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There are more than enough differences between the various American states to equalise that IMO.

And Rory has adapted quite well to the PGA tour; 4 wins in his first year is impressive and the highest by any European Tour player.