Rory McIlroy - 4 Time Major Winner

Still trying to figure it out off the tee, won't happen overnight definitely a work in progress.

3 bogies on Par 5’s is just not good enough. That’s where he should be making his ground on other players.

Driving has been abysmal today. Not massively offline but just not giving himself comfortable shots to the green

Dr. Bre wrote: »

Yep three par 5s today he got 6. It has cost him today as a level par round wouldn’t be bad

All really sloppy too. Awful second on 17, duff two shots on 2 and then a snap hook 3rd shot on the 7th.

First time he has ever bogied 3 par 5’s in a round at a major

OEP wrote: »

There are too many good golfers at the top already, I'm afraid his chances are probably gone

He's three over not ten over!

Who knows level par could be leading on Saturday or Sunday depending on the wind. Obviously not an ideal start, but he certainly didn't shoot himself out of it when he easily could have.

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Here is Justin ray with the updated stat;

Rory McIlroy shot 75 today.

Rory's score to par in major championships since the beginning of 2015

1st round: +35
2nd-4th round: -62

Surely some mental block there causing it, probably something Rotella has been working on.

OEP wrote: »

Gaining 6 shots on Koepka is a tall order

Gaining 6 shots over 54 holes is not a problem, its do able over 18 - the problem is not the gap to Koepka, its the 100 others in between.

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Here is Justin ray with the updated stat;

Rory McIlroy shot 75 today.

Rory's score to par in major championships since the beginning of 2015

1st round: +35
2nd-4th round: -62

That's an unbelievable stat, hard to fathom.

I'm as big a fan of Rory as you'll find, but I think this tournament is probably gone already. As they say, you can't win it Thursday but you can lose it. Yeah, he's only 8 back, and its nothing over 3 rounds and can be made up and all of that, but how often is it actually made up, really ? Not happening I'm afraid.

I 100% hope he proves me wrong and shoots 66 today.

What's the winning score going to be ? 8 under maybe ? Even at 8 under he has to shoot crazy good golf to get there from where he is. Mind you it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if he threw three 70s at it for a comfortable top 10.

Today will tell a tale when the early/late tee time differences play out and we have a better idea of where everyone stands.

As a random aside, I think I've rarely, if ever, seen him play well in a big event when paired with JT for some reason.

Russman wrote: »

That's an unbelievable stat, hard to fathom.

I'm as big a fan of Rory as you'll find, but I think this tournament is probably gone already. As they say, you can't win it Thursday but you can lose it. Yeah, he's only 8 back, and its nothing over 3 rounds and can be made up and all of that, but how often is it actually made up, really ? Not happening I'm afraid.

I 100% hope he proves me wrong and shoots 66 today.

What's the winning score going to be ? 8 under maybe ? Even at 8 under he has to shoot crazy good golf to get there from where he is. Mind you it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if he threw three 70s at it for a comfortable top 10.

Today will tell a tale when the early/late tee time differences play out and we have a better idea of where everyone stands.

As a random aside, I think I've rarely, if ever, seen him play well in a big event when paired with JT for some reason.

There's no way 8 under is the winning score if the course plays like yesterday every day. The winning score will be moving closer to level par than 8 under I imagine. Add in the Sunday pressure of a major and not many will be shooting under par.

It's going to be attritional and whoever holds it together the best will win. Agree that Rory is an unlikely winner from where he is, but there's a strong possibility that 3 70s would be enough for him to win imo. Rory shot better than the average score yesterday. Don't think a 66 is needed today but the worry is that he thinks it is and completely shoots himself out of it trying for it.

Anything under par from him or any other golfer today is a good score. People generally underestimate the difficulty of course setups for majors (this one is a monster, especially if the wind stays up) allied to the pressure.

Think the win is probably gone but if he can pull it together he could pull off a top 20 or top 10.

He was 8 behind after round 1 2 weeks ago in Quail Hollow, so I think we are being a bit premature fully writing him off. He is 6 back currently.

Dav010 wrote: »

Helps the bank balance, but that’s about it.

World ranking points hold some merit

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

How the hell did he shoot 13 under at this golf course with a 75 thrown in!!! Ridiculous golf.

Any chance he could just shoot a 69 or 70 today? Would be massive I think. Just get back to level par but won’t be any bit easy with the afternoon conditions.

Has got to hit the fairways and then take care of the par 5’s.

2012 played completely different to how it is playing. It was in Aug and very very wet. Wind didn't blow and suited his towering approach shots

The 2nd round was atrocious weather. Everyone struggled.
McIlroy went out in the best of it and shot a 75.
So did Tiger but a 71.
Harrington (The Legend) shot a 76 in the worst of it.

I see him shooting a 73 today

PARlance wrote: »

Brad Faxon described Harry Diamond as Rory's "secret sauce" there.

A little OTT possibly.

Faxon now believes Harry is the "ace in the pack"

Give me strength.

Mr. Guappa wrote: »

Birdie on the first.

in trouble on the second, might get away with a par

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Rory and par 5’s!!! Another bogey. Inexcusable from the middle of the fairway once again.

Something went badly wrong with the bunker shot, which is usually his forte