Rory McIlroy - 5 Time Major Winner and Grandslam legend

The Big Easy · 22-07-2023 03:28PM

Predictable enough start from Harman so far.

How good would a Rory Rahm last pairing duel to win the Open be?

irelandrover · 22-07-2023 03:56PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120883437#Comment_120883437

I don't think that they are a pairing that play well together. I think the tournament would be better with them in the last and second last group.

sligeach · 22-07-2023 04:02PM

Rory is probably going to drop a shot here on the 12th. His approach on the 12th was probably a foot away from staying on the green, instead it rolled down a slope and probably doubled the distance, unlucky. His chip shot has come up well short of the flag and he did miss the par putt. His not making his birdie putts and now he's dropped back to -3.

DellyBelly · 22-07-2023 04:16PM

Rory should be 2 or 3 shots better...not taking advantage unfortunately. Needs to be st least -5

DellyBelly · 22-07-2023 04:42PM

Ffs Rory...such a poor putt

sligeach · 22-07-2023 04:44PM

Throw that putter in the bin Rory. He can't buy a birdie. So many missed chances. His game is good, but his putting is below average.

Lil Fred · 22-07-2023 05:13PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120883703#Comment_120883703

Are you surprised ? Unable for a modicum of pressure. Always falls apart

Cosmo Kramer · 22-07-2023 05:23PM

-3 after 54, that's just too far back, he's done for another year. I expect he'll go low tomorrow when the championship is gone, but that's the story of the last nine years, he just doesn't put four rounds together when it matters the most.

Would have been unthinkable in August 2014 to think he'd go 10 years without winning another one. I do think he'll win another at some point, probably one of the American ones when it's played on a tour style course in conditions where he can just bomb it. But he has the talent to achieve so much more than he has.

Lil Fred · 22-07-2023 05:23PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120883889#Comment_120883889

Nonsense. He’s done.

Mantis Toboggan · 22-07-2023 05:24PM

69 today when he needed 66, in any case Harmon looks to be miles ahead of everyone.

abff · 22-07-2023 05:25PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120883848#Comment_120883848

Just curious. What satisfaction do you derive from your multiple posts on this thread?

irishgeo · 22-07-2023 05:25PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120883889#Comment_120883889

Poor back nine. I still think the whole change of management and the fact he has a bunch of yes men around hasn't helped. He needs a caddy to get tough with him not his mate. The same with the agent and his coaches. Proper coaches might actually decide on a proper set of clubs.

Doc07 · 22-07-2023 05:26PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120883893#Comment_120883893

He’s top 3 in the world, you’re not even top 3 in trolls on a small Irish website

Mantis Toboggan · 22-07-2023 05:27PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120883901#Comment_120883901

Wouldn't waste your time, @Lil Fred is a known troll.

zocklie · 22-07-2023 05:29PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120883907#Comment_120883907

But that's not really the issue, hes fine tee to green, he's just really bad at putting. I know he's working with faxon now, but even the best putting coach in the world can't seem to help him get it in the hole

The Big Easy · 22-07-2023 05:33PM

He just completey lost the belief in the ball going in the hole.

Very familiar story for him sadly.

lbunnae · 22-07-2023 05:35PM

He will shoot a 65 tomorrow

coillcam · 22-07-2023 05:40PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120883902#Comment_120883902

A caddy won't make him a better with the flat stick or scoring irons. Wedges were brutal earlier this season. Putter was cold today.

His missus could carry the bag like Westwood does for little difference. Someone had a great post in this thread about a grizzly bearded Scotsman scowling at Rory with fag hanging out of his mouth. Whats he really going to do? What's the caddy going to do for Justin Thomas? Poor lad will need therapy after R1.

Rahm absolutely ripping it up again is possible but Harman could well leave them all in his wake.

sligeach · 22-07-2023 05:42PM

It's no exaggeration that Rory left at the very least 5 birdies behind today. Tee to green he was great, but his putting was so poor. They weren't long putts either, not did they have a lot of break. And his 1 bogey was slightly unfortunate, he landed on the green with his second shot, had it landed a foot more to the left it wouldn't have rolled off and left him so far away and below the hole with an awkward chip.

Furze99 · 22-07-2023 05:43PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120883932#Comment_120883932

Flatters to deceive.

sligeach · 22-07-2023 05:54PM

Putting is the weakest part of Rory's game, it always has been. I don't know if he does a lot of work on it, if he doesn't, he should. It would also help if he had a caddy on the bag who is good at reading putts.

abff · 22-07-2023 05:54PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120883910#Comment_120883910

Thanks. I kind of figured that. I was just trying to understand what motivates trolls. I find it bewildering.

Barnaboy · 22-07-2023 06:02PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120883987#Comment_120883987

Waste of time. I asked him some simple questions yesterday and he completely ignored me. Also reported him for trolling. So you can thank me if he's banned.

abff · 22-07-2023 06:08PM

Question for mods. What is the process for banning those who only come onto the thread in order to wind people up? Do we all need to report them, or is it better to just ignore them in the hope that they will get bored and stop posting?

Keano · 22-07-2023 06:22PM

Mod note: report posts that you think are trolling. We will do our best to review and action. Sometimes, this could be a day later. We are only human!

abff · 22-07-2023 06:35PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120884073#Comment_120884073

Thanks Keano. I appreciate what you mods do. I just thought that a general discussion about trolling might help me (and others) to understand the motivation behind such posts. Apologies if I have been out of line.

Russman · 22-07-2023 06:38PM

Really hard to know where he goes from here with his putting tbh. Like, there’s times when it’s not too bad, even good, on occasion (usually on really quick greens), but so often it’s just two putt after two putt from 6-12 feet. Wonder has he brought his Scotty over with him and will we see it tomorrow. Probably not.

normally I’d be in the “golf is hard, sometimes they just don’t drop” camp, and I largely believe that (at all levels of the game tbh), but it just happens too often with Rory for it to be just one of those things. Hopefully he figures it out, must be so frustrating.

Rikand · 22-07-2023 06:53PM

He should have been -6 after 5 instead of "just" -3. Felt like he was trying to force it down the back 9 a little to try and make up for the missed opportunities early on.