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Slicemeister · 11-08-2014 06:51PM

PARlance wrote: »

Think they said he was 282 yards out Slice, I'm not sure even McIlroy would get there with one of his high ones.
Best miss hit ever if it was

Is the general consensus it was a mis**** though? Even still he had to make the putt.

PARlance · 11-08-2014 06:52PM

Slicemeister wrote: »

Is the general consensus it was a mis**** though? Even still he had to make the putt.

McGinley didn't think it was in commentary. You're the first I've heard hinting that it may have been

Slicemeister · 11-08-2014 06:56PM

PARlance wrote: »

McGinley didn't think it was in commentary. You're the first I've heard hinting that it may have been

McGinley isn't gonna say diddly squat, and fair play.Just not convinced. Either way it was the turning point of the whole day. Have thinned shots myself to wax a par, never eagle though

qwabercd · 11-08-2014 07:11PM

PARlance wrote: »

McGinley didn't think it was in commentary. You're the first I've heard hinting that it may have been

Thought it was a miss-hit too, very low trajectory. One of the commentators mentioned that it came off the heel of the club. And his reaction definitely did look a bit deflated at first. General consensus on twitter seemed to be that it was a bit of a miss-hit. And a great miss-hit it was!

blockic · 11-08-2014 07:19PM

qwabercd wrote: »

Thought it was a miss-hit too, very low trajectory. One of the commentators mentioned that it came off the heel of the club. And his reaction definitely did look a bit deflated at first. General consensus on twitter seemed to be that it was a bit of a miss-hit. And a great miss-hit it was!

It was a mis hit. Admitted after in press conference.

tayto lover · 11-08-2014 07:21PM

PARlance wrote: »

McGinley didn't think it was in commentary. You're the first I've heard hinting that it may have been

Rory didn't look happy just after he hit the ball and I also felt it was a miss-hit.
Best one ever though.

PARlance · 11-08-2014 07:44PM

Miss hit it was so

Watching the replay on Sky now, front 9, still can't see Rory winning

Slicemeister · 11-08-2014 07:59PM

PARlance wrote: »

Miss hit it was so
Watching the replay on Sky now, front 9, still can't see Rory winning

Have it recorded myself even though saw it live too. After that 3 putt par 3 I thought "here we go". But he must've somewhere consciously decided 2 things.

I'm gonna have to win this, ain't gonna be handed to me.

I'm gonna have to watch Phil and Fowler all the way through, this is to my advantage.

GreeBo · 11-08-2014 08:03PM

cairny wrote: »

But the 5 minute rule is about lookng for a lost ball, once it's found then its not lost anymore and the clock stopped. Player then has reasonable time to get to the ball and a certain time (30secs I think) to play it. Here getting to the ball would include getting his equipment to the ball.

Someone said he actually took a big risk to speed up the shot by having the caddy throw the club to him as if he'd dropped it it would have been grounding club in a hazard and a penaly but I think drooping a club accidentally is ok, golf rules are actually very fair.

Ball isn't found until it's identified though...

cairny · 11-08-2014 09:06PM

GreeBo wrote: »

Ball isn't found until it's identified though...

Obviously.

Feherty and caddie id'd it.

mcratsix · 11-08-2014 10:37PM

It was a mis-hit and a pull. If you look at how he sets up, he's going for a big high draw (like most of his shots), and it starts out well left of where he's aiming. It was definitely a thin off the heel, I've hit similar shots loads of times (admittedly not half as long or with quite as good an outcome). I honestly believe that, had that shot just gone straight left, he wouldn't have won. Even if he upped and downed for birdie. It was a huge momentum shift. Fair play to him, he went out there and won it, coming from behind on the back 9. Made all more impressive by the long waits he had between shots. After this win, I think Rory has what it takes to go on and win 15+ majors, first time I've had that view.

rrpc · 12-08-2014 07:19AM

blockic wrote: »

It was a mis hit. Admitted after in press conference.

Yeah, he said it was 15 yards left and 30 foot lower than he wanted but got lucky. Apparently the CBS commentators were saying on its first bounce: "He's hit that a bit short, gonna need a good chip to... it's still going... it's still going... Oh my..."

Mantis Toboggan · 12-08-2014 08:59AM

Lads any tips on how to hit a 3 wood 282 yards?

SnowDrifts · 12-08-2014 09:08AM

Buddy Holly wrote: »

Lads any tips on how to hit a 3 wood 282 yards?

Sure... hit it twice! ;-)

ForeRight · 12-08-2014 09:49AM

Buddy Holly wrote: »

Lads any tips on how to hit a 3 wood 282 yards?

Mi**** it off the heel and it will run all day

newport2 · 12-08-2014 02:48PM

Buddy Holly wrote: »

Lads any tips on how to hit a 3 wood 282 yards?

Grip down a little and play a cut to get rid of those few extra yards. Shouldn't go further than 290 yards then, provided it's not too dry.

yaboya1 · 12-08-2014 03:03PM

As the saying goes......thin to win

rockonollie · 12-08-2014 08:12PM

Hitting a 3 wood 282 yards is amazing......bear in mind, that was up hill with no run on the fairways.

Perhaps the better power display was on the 16th, 500 yard par 4.......driver to 160 yards and pitching wedge from there.

rockonollie · 12-08-2014 08:16PM

cairny wrote: »

But the 5 minute rule is about lookng for a lost ball, once it's found then its not lost anymore and the clock stopped. Player then has reasonable time to get to the ball and a certain time (30secs I think) to play it. Here getting to the ball would include getting his equipment to the ball.

Someone said he actually took a big risk to speed up the shot by having the caddy throw the club to him as if he'd dropped it it would have been grounding club in a hazard and a penaly but I think drooping a club accidentally is ok, golf rules are actually very fair.

Also remember that the "clock" is only applied when you are delaying play......when Day started searching for his ball, the group ahead were still putting, so play was not being held up.

yaboya1 · 12-08-2014 08:18PM

rockonollie wrote: »

Also remember that the "clock" is only applied when you are delaying play......when Day started searching for his ball, the group ahead were still putting, so play was not being held up.

This may be the case when being put 'on the clock' for slow play, but you are always only allowed five minutes to find your ball no matter how fast you're playing.

rockonollie · 19-08-2014 06:49PM

PGA Championship conspiracy.....was the finish in darkness part of a bigger plan to derail the US challenge and hand the tournament to McIlroy.

Footage has been aquired showing McIlroy practicing playing in the dark in the months before the tournament.

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