The 148th Open at Royal Portrush

Henry Ford III

Panrich wrote:

The only saving grace is that if you’re going to have a disaster like this, you’d pick it to be as early as possible to give you the opportunity to recover. Still 35 holes to the cut and 71 to the end.

If he makes the cut he'll be doing really well.

SeeMoreBut

Rory spotted heading back to club house with a fiver in his hand

IAMAMORON

Given the margins McElroy will be kicking himself on Sunday night if he is within 4/5 shots of the winner. That's if he makes the cut. What a howler.

liamoreilly

...Lowry off to a dream start at -4...Haven't seen as much as Harrington as I thought we would...I'll have to make do with 18 holes tomorrow ha...
...For people there now, what's it like weather wise as a spectator?...

LuckyGent88

Never mind the poor shots he has hit, the putt for a 7 and the birdie on 2 were also very poor.

Huge test of his character and mental strength. Plenty of birdie opportunities out there so his goal has to be to get back to level par.

Shane playing great golf so far. I’m sure he will enjoy the wind too.

SharpshooterTom

Overshot that one, in the heavy rough once again.

lawred2

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Disaster for Rory, pressure on him must be huge.

Interview with him on BBC news last night - doing the whole "I'm here for fun" - "if someone told me that at this age I'd have won what I have I'd have snapped their hands off" etc etc

It rang hollow to me... I thought he had the look of someone hoping that if he says something enough it'll be that way.

It's only natural that he would be feeling pressure to perform.

tayto lover

I think Rory’s Open is over.
Awful start.

SharpshooterTom

Does he actually suit these conditions?

He's always been a useless wind player, not sure why he was the 8/1 favourite?

At Birkdale in 2014 I think he had 4 days of perfect dry weather.

Tikki Wang Wang

tayto lover wrote: »

I think Rory’s Open is over.
Awful start.

Maybe we could focus on the Irish players so?

Dirkziggler

Tikki Wang Wang wrote: »

tayto lover wrote: »

I think Rory’s Open is over.
Awful start.

Maybe we could focus on the Irish players so?

Ohhhh

SharpshooterTom

+5

Pissartist

I said in the other thread he'd miss the cut yesterday and it's a cert now, why he's favourite is beyond me.Weak mentality

sky88

wow cant believe that start from rory

Mantis Toboggan

So much for Rory at 8/1 more like an 8 at the 1st.

Loafing Oaf

sky88 wrote: »

wow cant believe that start from rory

Thurloway (whoever he is) sparing Rory's blushes (very slightly) right now...

bren2001

Pissartist wrote: »

I said in the other thread he'd miss the cut yesterday and it's a cert now, why he's favourite is beyond me.Weak mentality

Because he's the #3 golfer in the world, playing effectively in his hometown, on a course where he holds the record set when he was 16. Statistically this is the best year of his career. It's pretty obvious why he was installed as favorite.

hawley

McIlroy skipped the Irish Open in order to prepare fully for this week. Doesn't seem to have worked well.

Pissartist

bren2001 wrote: »

Because he's the #3 golfer in the world, playing effectively in his hometown, on a course where he holds the record set when he was 16. Statistically this is the best year of his career. It's pretty obvious why he was installed as favorite.

When was the last time he won a major ? He's a flat track pony

Keano

hawley wrote: »

McIlroy skipped the Irish Open in order to prepare fully for this week. Doesn't seem to have worked well.

He played in Scottish Open last week ...

SharpshooterTom

Better hole from him.

Maybe this will settle him down now and he begins a recovery.

dr.kenneth noisewater

IAMAMORON wrote: »

Given the margins McElroy will be kicking himself on Sunday night if he is within 4/5 shots of the winner. That's if he makes the cut. What a howler.

Who's McElroy? cant see him on the scoreboard

Henry Ford III

ThomasFlynn wrote:

He's always been a useless wind player, not sure why he was the 8/1 favourite?

He shot 61 at Portrush as a kid.

Keano

Keano wrote: »

He played in Scottish Open last week ...

A parkland instead of a links, playing Lahinch would have been beneficial. Like a minority of others, I felt the favourite tag this week wasn't justified. Hopefully he can undo some of the damage coming home.

Keano

Deleted User wrote: »

A parkland instead of a links, playing Lahinch would have been beneficial. Like a minority of others, I felt the favourite tag this week wasn't justified. Hopefully he can undo some of the damage coming home.

How is it a parkland? It is not by the sea?

Henry Ford III

Deleted User wrote:

A parkland instead of a links, playing Lahinch would have been beneficial. Like a minority of others, I felt the favourite tag this week wasn't justified. Hopefully he can undo some of the damage coming home.

He made a poor choice imho.

Pissartist

I wonder will he walk off with a tooth ache

SharpshooterTom

Henry Ford III wrote: »

He shot 61 at Portrush as a kid.

In high wind?

His game has come on quite a bit since then, in his professional career since I've watched him I've never seen him boss these conditions.

Keano

Pissartist wrote: »

I wonder will he walk off with a tooth ache

How is that relevant? It's not.. stop it please

SharpshooterTom

Lowry back to -4. Looking good for him today.