Rory McIlroy - 4 Time Major Winner

conor-w wrote: »

That's fair, but you also have to consider how good he is. Winning a couple of tournaments every year should honestly be his base level, the minute he comes up against proper pressure, in the form of a major, he will have at least 1 crazy round(almost guaranteed at this stage). A round so bad that I don't believe it has anything to do with just having a bad day, it's rooted in his ability to handle the pressure of the event. How many times have we seen him do it, only to have a stormer for the rest of the weekend, and end up top 10, once the pressure is off.

Agree with a lot of that. Personally I think he’s head and shoulders above the likes of DJ, JT etc. and should absolutely be winning a couple of times a year.
I don’t know why he sometimes has these brain fart rounds on Thursdays and Fridays tbh. I think up til maybe two years ago he didn’t really wedge it close enough and was prone to missing some silly putts. The putting is much better now.
I’m not saying it’s definitely not pressure, I just don’t think it’s as simple as that, he’s around long enough at this stage. Sometimes I feel he looks like he’s trying to hit a fade a lot, when his natural shape is draw, and I think at times he’s too aggressive for the situation, but far be it for a weekend golfer to tell someone like him what he’s doing wrong !

US Open prep I suppose.

Thought it was unusual alright that after traveling all the way to the UAE that he wasn't playing Dubai now I can see why.

Ian Poulter knows how to troll people on Boards

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Pretty poor golf from him today after a really nice start. Missed 7 fairways in a row. Lucky not to be OB a few times.

Tougher conditions today but still no excuse for missing all those fairways

32 GIR through 2 rounds, tying his 2nd-most through 36 holes on the PGA tour.

He’s still not going to win!

He's playing terrible but still close to the top

Another nearly week anyway. Just not fully there with the swing. Hasn’t played that good at all but still another top10 likely.

Not really shooting a great score on the easy course didn’t help him but his game is still not quite there.

Erratic with the driver, irons not quite landing right, more poor decision making and the putter went cold the last three days.

Still positive signs overall I suppose but really needs to get a win before Augusta just to give himself that winning feeling again.

Lip Out wrote: »

A shame to see Rory's driving becoming so erratic. Again.. I don't think switching to TM's latest model each year is a good thing. Missing the fairway with his layups on the par 5s is just a no no. Hopefully he will be sharper for his next outing.

Was he not leader in the field for Driving going into the last round? I didn't watch much of it but what i did watch his driving was good. His approach play was poor.
His first bogey in the final round came from a missed green from 134yards! I would do well to mess that up from there.

gypsy79 wrote: »

I think he only missed two fairways on first two days

I don't think so, I think it was he only missed 2 GIR. Looking at his stats his driving accuracy was 57% on Thursday and 27% on Friday

neddynasty wrote: »

Over the weekend there was a 10m minute video on GolfTVs Facebook page of a guy from TaylorMade building Rory's driver for the week. He was explaining all the different specs that Rory had requested based on the conditions for that week. The impression I got was Rory has a new driver built every week with whatever spec he decides suits that week. I always assumed they'd play with a driver they are happy with for a few months/a year at least.

i watched the video, found it very good and love those videos. Maybe he is still getting used to the Sim 2 and still tinkering. I still don't think the driver was the issue this week though.

I took from it that Rory has a very basic set up. If you watch the one of DJ's build he has to put "Hot Melt" in the club head to get what DJ wants. basically just glue put inside the head on a specific side.

OEP wrote: »

I don't think so, I think it was he only missed 2 GIR. Looking at his stats his driving accuracy was 57% on Thursday and 27% on Friday

He missed 7 in a row at one point on Friday. That was on the easier course but so couldn’t take advantage then when playing from the rough.

slave1 wrote: »

Not being smart but his distance putting is good because of frequency.
It’s cringing watching those missed greens from short irons, I’ll never forget the Irish Open in RCD (bad weather aside as they all were playing in the same conditions) where on a par 3 he missed the green by a greater distance compared to the tee shot e.g. if the distance from tee to flag was 150yds he was 151yards or greater from the green, not the pin, the green!!!
Like missing your mouth with a fork

i think i remember that, it was shocking. It makes it very frustrating to watch him. He will get your hopes up and then shatter them.

He always seems to miss on the side that you shouldn't miss on. He needs to do something. Start aiming for the middle of the green rather than pin seeking would be a good start until he gets the confidence back up.

I still think he will win 2 or 3 times this year. he played poor and was still in contention all weekend until his back 9 on the final day.

blue note wrote: »

Why is that worse?

Would you rather have a chip/pitch to a pin that's 10/15feet on from the side you are approaching or from the other side which gives you maybe 40/50ft of green to work with?

Nice steady even par front 9 today him

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm a better putter than McIlroy

Of course you are.