Armchair Andy wrote: » I wasn't talking about your reading skills. Rory's inability to dominate a field, for one destined to break so many records. Rory Wie more like.
Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: » Why are you describing him as a journeyman. Journeyman professionals are players who are only just OK if even that and just manage to make living from a sport without much major success McIlroy has already won 4 majors and will in all likelihood win a few more. Joruneyman is a completely inaccurate term to describe anyone of McIlroy's level.By winning 4 majors already he can never be accurately referred to as a journeyman.
Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: Joruneyman is a completely inaccurate term to describe anyone of McIlroy's level.By winning 4 majors already he can never be accurately referred to as a journeyman.
Armchair Andy wrote: » I suppose it's like the 7 A candidate in the Lc who like myself only got 6. It's an underwhelming sense of achievement. What is he now? 28. I'd love odds on him winning 10+ in his 30s but until then I feel he's just riding the wave. And it's painstaking to watch.
HighLine wrote: » I may have a few pints on board but I'm nearly sure someone just called Rory a journeyman?! :D:D:D That's a good one.
rooney30 wrote: » I see no future for Rory Mcilroy in the game of golf
HighLine wrote: I may have a few pints on board but I'm nearly sure someone just called Rory a journeyman?! That's a good one.
Potential Underachiever wrote: » To put it mildly I'm not a fan of McIlroy but even I can admit he sure as hell is no journeyman!
davo10 wrote: » but if he starts badly, he rarely recovers.
Seve OB wrote: » Yea, when he starts badly he hardly ever recovers. I mean you would hardly call a top 10 or top 5 finish after a bad start, a good recovery now would you........
davo10 wrote: » How many of those top 5 or top 10 finishes was in in contention to win or even within 5 shots of the winner? Without googling, do you know who finished top 10 or even 5 in the last tournament McIlroy played in? DJ won it, no one cares who came second much less fifth or tenth.
Seve OB wrote: » So you are saying a good recovery after a bad start is nothing short of a win. And you are wasting your time trying to get into the top finishers. No one cares you say? I bet you the players care, money ranking points and world rankings being motivation wrong with a sense of pride. I've lost count how many bad starts I've ever had but I can tell you I never give in. I will always play to the death and try to recover to a strong finish and give me something to build on in my next round. I can't see it being different for any pro out there on tour, even more so for those guys.
ligerdub wrote: » McIlroy had an absymal start to the Masters the year Spieth ran away with it. It was a superb performance from Spieth, but McIlroy bettered him over the last 45 holes.
davo10 wrote: » schwartzel.
davo10 wrote: » I'm saying no such thing, I referred to an article where the author said Mcillroy is capable of magical and awful play sometimes in the same round, he can play like the best player in the world and a journeyman at times. The article, nor me for that matter, stated that mcilloy is a journeyman pro, that would be ridiculous. If the thread was about you I'm sure everyone would be impressed by how good you are at recovering from a bad start. I don't think it's a secret that for the top echelon of golfers, nothing short of a win matters. Money and ranking points pale to insignificance compared to what Woods refers to as a "W". How many top pros have you heard saying "ya I'm delighted with the second place money prize and the points", I'm watching golf for 30 years and I never heard Seve, Faldo, woosnam, Norman, woods, Michelson or indeed Mcillroy say that.
ligerdub wrote: » I'm not sure what your point is. You have to win every tournament you're leading otherwise it's to the scrap yard with ya? He shot 65 today by the way, in a tie for 6th now.
