Rory McIlroy - 4 Time Major Winner

rooney30 · 18-10-2019 7:12pm

Dav010 wrote: »

Though many people think Keopke is the typical American personality-less automaton, I like him. He showed that he wasn’t afraid to criticise fellow pros about slow play, like Mcilroy he isn’t afraid to speak his mind. I think it would be great if there was a bit of spite between them, the rivalry would drive both of them on, and to be honest, the game is a bit sterile and dull at the moment due to the lack of personalities. Woods and Michelson hated each other, everyone hated Singh, it used to be a bit more interesting.

Having said that, Keopke has a very valid point, since he came on tour, he hasn’t had to worry too much about Mcilroy.

Agree that Koepka isn’t afraid to speak his mind and I welcome this . However up until last season he was as dull as dishwater . This drew some criticism . Can’t help feeling that him being so outspoken recently is a little bit contrived . Maybe he was feeling some pressure from sponsors and or management

18-10-2019 9:08pm

Brooks might be taking a leaf out of Conor McGregor's trash talking book trying to up his profile.

18-10-2019 9:21pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Brooks might be taking a leaf out of Conor McGregor's trash talking book trying to up his profile.

Up his profile?

19-10-2019 1:28am

Dav010 wrote: »

Up his profile?

Yeah make people more interested in watching him.

19-10-2019 4:41am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yeah make people more interested in watching him.

I don’t get the sense that he cares to much about people finding him interesting, being number 1 and winning majors should take care of any issues with profile.

AdamD · 19-10-2019 5:35am

Dav010 wrote: »

Though many people think Keopke is the typical American personality-less automaton, I like him. He showed that he wasn’t afraid to criticise fellow pros about slow play, like Mcilroy he isn’t afraid to speak his mind. I think it would be great if there was a bit of spite between them, the rivalry would drive both of them on, and to be honest, the game is a bit sterile and dull at the moment due to the lack of personalities. Woods and Michelson hated each other, everyone hated Singh, it used to be a bit more interesting.

Having said that, Keopke has a very valid point, since he came on tour, he hasn’t had to worry too much about Mcilroy.

Rory literally beat him head to head a few weeks ago

19-10-2019 8:24am

AdamD wrote: »

Rory literally beat him head to head a few weeks ago

He certainly did, but Keopke was talking about the Majors, to him that’s all that matters.

Dog Murphy · 19-10-2019 8:38am

rooney30 wrote: »

Agree that Koepka isn’t afraid to speak his mind and I welcome this . However up until last season he was as dull as dishwater . This drew some criticism . Can’t help feeling that him being so outspoken recently is a little bit contrived . Maybe he was feeling some pressure from sponsors and or management

He said in an interview last year that he kept quiet because he didn't feel he had built up enough status in the game to be entitled to be spouting off,which is a fair enough reason. 4 major wins now I guess makes him feel comfortable enough to say what he wants.

19-10-2019 9:22am

Dav010 wrote: »

He certainly did, but Keopke was talking about the Majors, to him that’s all that matters.

In fairness to Rory he should have won the masters Patrick Reed won in 18. He was certainly competing for it anyway.

19-10-2019 9:27am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

In fairness to Rory he should have won the masters Patrick Reed won in 18. He was certainly competing for it anyway.

He could have, should have. Either way, he didn’t.

Mantis Toboggan · 19-10-2019 9:33am

Keopka going well at the CJ Cup but it's the brother Chase, Brooks has withdraw with a knee injury.

Rory is in Japan isn't he? I presume he's at the rugby.

Invisibleman · 19-10-2019 9:35am

It’s mental warfare from Brooks plain and simple, and he’s picked an easy target who is mentally shaky and emotional

19-10-2019 5:18pm

Invisibleman wrote: »

It’s mental warfare from Brooks plain and simple, and he’s picked an easy target who is mentally shaky and emotional

Brooks could get too mouthy and find he doesn't win another major for a while and start to feel the pressure.

19-10-2019 5:27pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Brooks could get too mouthy and find he doesn't win another major for a while and start to feel the pressure.

Sound like anyone we know?

fullstop · 19-10-2019 6:38pm

Dav010 wrote: »

I don’t get the sense that he cares to much about people finding him interesting, being number 1 and winning majors should take care of any issues with profile.

Him bitching and moaning about not being asked for interviews and not enough journos attending his press conferences suggests otherwise.

19-10-2019 7:00pm

fullstop wrote: »

Him bitching and moaning about not being asked for interviews and not enough journos attending his press conferences suggests otherwise.

I wasn’t aware he did that, can you provide a link?

Invisibleman · 19-10-2019 7:04pm

He’s putting pressure on his nearest rival who chokes when the going gets tough it’s that simple, does Rory have the minerals? Ball’s in his court no excuses

Dr. Bre · 19-10-2019 7:05pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Keopka going well at the CJ Cup but it's the brother Chase, Brooks has withdraw with a knee injury.

Rory is in Japan isn't he? I presume he's at the rugby.

He was . He was seen laughing at one point

fullstop · 19-10-2019 7:07pm

Dav010 wrote: »

I wasn’t aware he did that, can you provide a link?

https://www.golfmagic.com/golf-news/brooks-koepka-goes-rant-after-being-shunned-press-conference

https://brobible.com/sports/article/brooks-koepka-us-open-press-conference/

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/golf/brooks-koepka-no-longer-feeling-mad-over-being-snubbed-1-4856495

There’s a few for you.

fullstop · 19-10-2019 7:09pm

Invisibleman wrote: »

He’s putting pressure on his nearest rival who chokes when the going gets tough it’s that simple, does Rory have the minerals? Ball’s in his court no excuses

He was choking on $15m after Brooks faded at the Fed Ex.

Cork Boy 53 · 19-10-2019 7:09pm

Dr. Bre wrote: »

He was . He was seen laughing at one point

I believe Shane Lowry was at the match too. Don`t know about the laughing part though.

Invisibleman · 19-10-2019 7:11pm

fullstop wrote: »

He was choking on $15m after Brooks faded at the Fed Ex.

Yawn

fullstop · 19-10-2019 7:13pm

Invisibleman wrote: »

Yawn

Great contribution again.

Deeper Blue · 19-10-2019 7:15pm

fullstop wrote: »

https://www.golfmagic.com/golf-news/brooks-koepka-goes-rant-after-being-shunned-press-conference

https://brobible.com/sports/article/brooks-koepka-us-open-press-conference/

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/golf/brooks-koepka-no-longer-feeling-mad-over-being-snubbed-1-4856495

There’s a few for you.

He clearly wants to be loved in the same way that Spieth, Fowler etc are by the US fans/media.

He's a great golfer obviously but I just don't think people find him that interesting as a personality.

I'm a fan of his myself and I'm intrigued as to how he'll perform in the majors next year. I reckon McIlroy will contend for at least one next year and I'd love to see them go head to head.

fullstop · 19-10-2019 7:18pm

NDWC wrote: »

He clearly wants to be loved in the same way that Spieth, Fowler etc are by the US fans/media.

He's a great golfer obviously but I just don't think people find him that interesting as a personality.

I'm a fan of his myself and I'm intrigued as to how he'll perform in the majors next year.

Agreed. He cares deeply what people think of him.

Mantis Toboggan · 19-10-2019 7:24pm

Dr. Bre wrote: »

He was . He was seen laughing at one point

Laughing? Really, what on earth was he thinking.

Mantis Toboggan · 19-10-2019 7:26pm

fullstop wrote: »

Agreed. He cares deeply what people think of him.

Definitely has a chip on his shoulder. Should make the golf all the more interesting next season.

fullstop · 19-10-2019 7:27pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Laughing? Really, what on earth was he thinking.

What can you do but laugh when your team drops the ball for the 164th time in the match.

spacecoyote · 19-10-2019 8:01pm

So back to Rory & golf. I see that hes playing a skins match against Tiger, Day & Matsuyama in Japan.

Will people be bothered to watch it. Also, are they putting their own money up, does anyone know?

19-10-2019 8:09pm

spacecoyote wrote: »

Will people be bothered to watch it. Also, are they putting their own money up, does anyone know?

They should, it would he interesting then.

Invisibleman · 20-10-2019 11:20am

spacecoyote wrote: »

So back to Rory & golf. I see that hes playing a skins match against Tiger, Day & Matsuyama in Japan.

Will people be bothered to watch it. Also, are they putting their own money up, does anyone know?

If it’s like the skins matches of yesteryear where they are mic’d up it should be good, attacking golf with banter between the players, I’m looking forward to it

redarmy · 20-10-2019 2:10pm

Japan Skins 2019 (Monday 5am on Eurosport)

HighLine · 21-10-2019 2:28pm

https://twitter.com/GOLFTV/status/1186173350181130240

Beechwoodspark · 21-10-2019 6:34pm

Fair play to brooks to put McElroy firmly back in his box.

Deeper Blue · 21-10-2019 9:15pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Fair play to brooks to put McElroy firmly back in his box.

How was he "out of his box"? I don't ever recall him mentioning Brooks

fullstop · 21-10-2019 10:23pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Fair play to brooks to put McElroy firmly back in his box.

Who is McElroy? Dermot, presumably? What did Brooks say about him?

21-10-2019 10:41pm

fullstop wrote: »

Who is McElroy? Dermot, presumably? What did Brooks say about him?

It’s Mcilroy, Rory presumably, he said this

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.golfdigest.com/story/brooks-koepka-dismisses-rivalry-with-rory-mcilroy-he-hasnt-won-a-major-since-ive-been-on-the-pga-tour/amp

Could you be the only one who didn’t understand that it was a spelling mistake and he was posting about the topic of this thread? Or was that a poor attempt at sarcasm?

Remind me · 21-10-2019 11:05pm

Dav010 wrote: »

It’s Mcilroy, Rory presumably, he said this

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.golfdigest.com/story/brooks-koepka-dismisses-rivalry-with-rory-mcilroy-he-hasnt-won-a-major-since-ive-been-on-the-pga-tour/amp

Could you be the only one who didn’t understand that it was a spelling mistake and he was posting about the topic of this thread? Or was that a poor attempt at sarcasm?

I would have thought anyone posting McElroy was just fishing

fullstop · 21-10-2019 11:08pm

Dav010 wrote: »

It’s Mcilroy, Rory presumably, he said this

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.golfdigest.com/story/brooks-koepka-dismisses-rivalry-with-rory-mcilroy-he-hasnt-won-a-major-since-ive-been-on-the-pga-tour/amp

Could you be the only one who didn’t understand that it was a spelling mistake and he was posting about the topic of this thread? Or was that a poor attempt at sarcasm?

Well if someone is going to pop in with witty :rolleyes: one-liners, they could at least learn to spell the chap’s name.

Pogue eile · 22-10-2019 8:34am

Dav010 wrote: »

It’s Mcilroy, Rory presumably, he said this

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.golfdigest.com/story/brooks-koepka-dismisses-rivalry-with-rory-mcilroy-he-hasnt-won-a-major-since-ive-been-on-the-pga-tour/amp

Could you be the only one who didn’t understand that it was a spelling mistake and he was posting about the topic of this thread? Or was that a poor attempt at sarcasm?

It was a poor attempt at trolling from Beechwoodspark and a very poor one at that, surely a psychologist like yourself could spot that??

Dr. Bre · 22-10-2019 9:01am

Haha. is Rory playing the WGC the week after next ? Can’t spell Rory wrong lol

Keano · 22-10-2019 11:53am

There is a report post function, use it please rather than just letting the thread descend into nonsense. Back to talking about golf, thanks.

HighLine · 23-10-2019 10:54am

This should be fun.. sorry Mods

https://twitter.com/GolfChannel/status/1186826377271623680

https://twitter.com/GolfChannel/status/1186882509797298177

benny79 · 23-10-2019 11:06am

Fair play to him. Hopefully thats that issue put to bed. I noticed he was at the Ireland Vs NZ Ruby match too.. Must have some life in fairness.. Id be happy to have enough money in the bank to not have to work and just play Golf..

23-10-2019 11:26am

benny79 wrote: »

Fair play to him. Hopefully thats that issue put to bed. I noticed he was at the Ireland Vs NZ Ruby match too.. Must have some life in fairness.. Id be happy to have enough money in the bank to not have to work and just play Golf..

I guess it suited his schedule as he had the Skins match and Tournament in Japan this week.

Deeper Blue · 23-10-2019 12:36pm

I have no idea about the standard of current Irish Olympians but I'd hazard a guess that golf is now by far our best chance of getting a gold.

benny79 · 23-10-2019 2:25pm

Exactly wrote: »

I guess it suited his schedule as he had the Skins match and Tournament in Japan this week.

Yes but the Olympics isnt on next week..

Joe_ Public · 23-10-2019 2:31pm

NDWC wrote: »

I have no idea about the standard of current Irish Olympians but I'd hazard a guess that golf is now by far our best chance of getting a gold.

Most definitely. Will be one of the favourites i would imagine, assuming its mcilroy and lowry.

23-10-2019 2:31pm

benny79 wrote: »

Yes but the Olympics isnt on next week..

I meant in relation to him being at the Rugby in Japan

benny79 · 23-10-2019 2:33pm

Exactly wrote: »

I meant in relation to him being at the Rugby in Japan

Ha.. My bad.. Yea but he is a big Ruby fan there was a lot of celebs there.. Some life..

Rory McIlroy - 4 Time Major Winner

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