Rory McIlroy - 4 Time Major Winner

4068ac1elhodqr · 10-03-2019 1:50am

He'll either blaze it or go belly up, the leaderboard is stacked at end of R3 and 16players within contention.
Twice as short odds as anyone to win, but from memory wasn't near that from the start.

First Up · 10-03-2019 9:40am

Amari Incalculable Greenhouse wrote:

He'll either blaze it or go belly up, the leaderboard is stacked at end of R3 and 16players within contention. Twice as short odds as anyone to win, but from memory wasn't near that from the start.

Ten players (all good) within 3 shots of the lead. Between them they will hit 650-700 shots today so lots of scope for both brilliance and errors.

Someone will win; that won't mean the other nine have character flaws.

Panrich · 10-03-2019 9:58am

There’s one thing that is a certainty. If Rory wins tonight it will not be a dull straightforward ground out victory.

There will probably be drama either way as that is the way he plays the game. He’s not the type to close it out with percentage golf.

backspin. · 10-03-2019 10:52am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

We had two of the biggest lead chokers (IMO) play badly today so I am quite interested how Rory plays with no other top 10 players around him and in a non major event in the last group

He needs to win this one. If he shoots 3 or 4 under today and gets beat by someone shooting a big score then fine. But if he shoots level or 1 over then it's not a good omen for his mental game.

prawnsambo · 10-03-2019 10:56am

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Has to produce it again tomorrow of course, but he must be brimming with confidence. Wedge play looked first rate today.

Yeah. The wedge play has been hot and cold, but it's starting to look well dialled in now. Some absolute stunners yesterday. Even the longer irons looked good. The course is firming up though and he'll need his absolute A game to keep scoring like he did yesterday. As will the rest of the field. The point about Matt FitzPatrick above is well made. He's not just a Steady Eddy though, he's a very accomplished golfer and well capable of capitalising on a birdy chance and limiting the damage when it goes wrong. Will be interesting. Felt sorry for Fleetwood. othing went right for him. I often think that playing with Keegan Bradley is the kiss of death.

Joe_ Public · 10-03-2019 11:18am

I don’t know what the stats say but the good wedge shots i remember last night, particularly on 18, were around the 140-150 mark. Not that I’d be in any position to tell him how to play the game, god forbid, but i do feel much more confident watching him from that distance rather than those awkward ones from 100 or shorter. The less he leaves of those, the better for my nerves anyway.

glack · 10-03-2019 11:21am

backspin. wrote: »

He needs to win this one. If he shoots 3 or 4 under today and gets beat by someone shooting a big score then fine. But if he shoots level or 1 over then it's not a good omen for his mental game.

Exactly. If he loses playing well but someone else played better, then he’ll be somewhat ok with that. But if he doesn’t perform then he’ll have that gnawing at him going into Augusta.

prawnsambo · 10-03-2019 11:34am

Joe_ Public wrote: »

I don’t know what the stats say but the good wedge shots i remember last night, particularly on 18, were around the 140-150 mark. Not that I’d be in any position to tell him how to play the game, god forbid, but i do feel much more confident watching him from that distance rather than those awkward ones from 100 or shorter. The less he leaves of those, the better for my nerves anyway.

I thought it was around 130 yards and in that was where he was having issues. Wayne Riley was talking about him to Nick Dougherty after the golf was over last night and he was explaining what had been going wrong with Rory's wedges. I was only half listening, but the general gist was that he'd been coming into the ball steeper and it was affecting distance and direction and now he's getting a much more consistent connection. But I know I don't have that exactly, so if anyone else was listening, I'd be obliged if you could fill in he gaps.

Joe_ Public · 10-03-2019 12:15pm

prawnsambo wrote: »

I thought it was around 130 yards and in that was where he was having issues. Wayne Riley was talking about him to Nick Dougherty after the golf was over last night and he was explaining what had been going wrong with Rory's wedges. I was only half listening, but the general gist was that he'd been coming into the ball steeper and it was affecting distance and direction and now he's getting a much more consistent connection. But I know I don't have that exactly, so if anyone else was listening, I'd be obliged if you could fill in he gaps.

Didn’t see that but yeah, it is that range has been the issue. Just my unscientific impression but i feel much better about him having fuller shots, dont think he’d be alone in having problems with the awkward shorter distances. Obviously been working hard on it and hopefully seeing the results now.

bigtimecharlie · 10-03-2019 12:48pm

As mentioned earlier, so long as he's under par for the round, I don't mind if he wins or not.

It's that weekend in April that has his head in a spin and getting that monkey of his back will set him up for the year.

Mantis Toboggan · 10-03-2019 12:48pm

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Didn’t see that but yeah, it is that range has been the issue. Just my unscientific impression but i feel much better about him having fuller shots, dont think he’d be alone in having problems with the awkward shorter distances. Obviously been working hard on it and hopefully seeing the results now.

Yeah even DJ finds them tricky, he done a piece with meandmygolf a while back and wasn't great from 50 yards but said that he never practices them as he almost never leaves himself that range. I'd imagine Rory plays similar but something he may need to focus on more.

Joe_ Public · 10-03-2019 1:29pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Yeah even DJ finds them tricky, he done a piece with meandmygolf a while back and wasn't great from 50 yards but said that he never practices them as he almost never leaves himself that range. I'd imagine Rory plays similar but something he may need to focus on more.

There are times i see him launching a missile off the tee and leaving himself that 100 range or less and asking myself why not hold back a bit and leave a more comfortable longer range? Obviously i only see a small fraction of his shots so cant say that’s a regular thing, it may well be not.

Mushy · 10-03-2019 7:40pm

Fitzpatrick drained a nice one, Mcillroy then misses an easy enough chance. Back to 1 behind

GreeBo · 10-03-2019 7:46pm

Mushy wrote: »

Fitzpatrick drained a nice one, Mcillroy then misses an easy enough chance. Back to 1 behind

Shouldn't have gone flag hunting imo...take the two putt birdie.

Remind me · 10-03-2019 7:50pm

Robbed there

Mushy · 10-03-2019 7:52pm

GreeBo wrote: »

Shouldn't have gone flag hunting imo...take the two putt birdie.

Could be a flaw in his game, trying the spectacular.

Fitzpatrick caddy with a huge Leeds logo on his hat, I can support that

Mantis Toboggan · 10-03-2019 8:09pm

Mushy wrote: »

Could be a flaw in his game, trying the spectacular.

Fitzpatrick caddy with a huge Leeds logo on his hat, I can support that

He just goes for everything. Its part of what makes him great to watch but he needs to be smart, that was a seriously risky shot to play into the 6th.

Remind me · 10-03-2019 8:13pm

No birdie on either par 5, hopefully won’t cost him

Mushy · 10-03-2019 8:16pm

Needs to capitalise. Lots of good scores coming in

Mushy · 10-03-2019 8:25pm

Didn't think it'd be the longer irons to halt him

Dr Devious · 10-03-2019 10:08pm

Is it not time for people to accept the Mcillroy is not the messiah but just another good golfer?

10-03-2019 10:08pm

Watching him putt in the local, for all that power off the tee he gives it back on the greens. Alarming lack of touch, the green jacket will wait another year.

Dr Devious · 10-03-2019 10:29pm

He’s a huge slap off the tee and that’s pretty much it, the closer to the hole the more ordinary he becomes. The next frustrated move will be getting rid of a Michael Bannon not that it’ll make any difference, the boy just can’t putt to save his life.

FixdePitchmark · 10-03-2019 10:33pm

Some of the posts are a bit strange.

I'd say Rory will win a major this year.

10-03-2019 10:36pm

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Some of the posts are a bit strange.

I'd say Rory will win a major this year.

In your opinion, his short game is average at best. Which lengthens the odds somewhat on adding to major haul.

Keano · 10-03-2019 10:42pm

Dr Devious wrote: »

He’s a huge slap off the tee and that’s pretty much it, the closer to the hole the more ordinary he becomes. The next frustrated move will be getting rid of a Michael Bannon not that it’ll make any difference, the boy just can’t putt to save his life.

You don’t get 4 majors and countless wins without being able to putt! It’s the consistency in the short stick that’s the issue. He was excellent yesterday and in the final round in Mexico

Dr Devious · 10-03-2019 10:45pm

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Some of the posts are a bit strange.

I'd say Rory will win a major this year.

If you see him winning anything, even a major then it’s purely based on a hunch, even the most misguided follower couldn’t make a case for him based on what he’s doing on the golf course.

FixdePitchmark · 10-03-2019 10:47pm

Deleted User wrote: »

In your opinion, his short game is average at best. Which lengthens the odds somewhat on adding to major haul.

But , why do people think he can't fix these things.

Its bizarre.

Every pro out there fixes stuff. Yet for some strange reason Rory is doomed.

Yes the forum is about Opinions , some are accurate , some are daft.

If people are saying Rory will not win a major again - you know what to think of their opinions. They also don't understand that there is so much more to golf than " he can't putt". You can win majors by gaining tee to green.

But anyway
He can putt
He can fix any issue in his game
He will win another (IMO)

Remind me · 10-03-2019 10:55pm

Dr Devious wrote: »

If you see him winning anything, even a major then it’s purely based on a hunch, even the most misguided follower couldn’t make a case for him based on what he’s doing on the golf course.

He has had 5 out of 5 top 5’s this season, you would currently be picking him for a major above most players.

Dav010 · 10-03-2019 10:59pm

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

But , why do people think he can't fix these things.

Its bizarre.

Every pro out there fixes stuff. Yet for some strange reason Rory is doomed.

Yes the forum is about Opinions , some are accurate , some are daft.

If people are saying Rory will not win a major again - you know what to think of their opinions. They also don't understand that there is so much more to golf than " he can't putt". You can win majors by gaining tee to green.

But anyway
He can putt
He can fix any issue in his game
He will win another (IMO)

Now this is daft.

With improvements in the lengths all the top players hit the ball, the short game is often the difference between winning and not winning.

He can putt, at times, but not consistently, too often his touch on the green deserts him. And so far he has not been able to fix this issue in his game, I don’t see how you are so sure he can do more than he is already doing to address this.

Rory McIlroy - 4 Time Major Winner

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