Rory McIlroy - 4 Time Major Winner

Dav010

Rikand wrote: »

You mean other people do it too ? I thought it was only Rory

Others do it, just not quite with the same talent.

Well done Rory & Harry.

blackcard

Remarkable the reception that Rory got from the crowd. I think only Tiger would have exceeded that

blackcard

Can't be far off world number 2?

rooney30

He can’t play in the final group on a Sunday though , can’t handle the pressure . Oh wait

Remind me

blackcard wrote: »

Can't be far off world number 2?

Yeah up to 2nd

I presume the rankings were done on the scores shot and not the way they started the tournament?

Zaph

Remind me wrote: »

Yeah up to 2nd

I presume the rankings were done on the scores shot and not the way they started the tournament?

Yeah, they said in advance that placings for ranking purposes would be based on the actual scores, not the adjusted scores that decided the tournament.

Snow Garden

Wow that was a nice win. Fed Ex 15m too. Easy money despite the late wobble.

kyleman

It's amazing the amount of posts we get when Rory is having a bad day

bigtimecharlie

Redemption. His performance in the last round last year was a shocker, worse than Masters 2011.

Went eye to eye with world No1, and came up smelling of roses.

However, no major since 2014 and until that green jacket is on his shoulders, he will always be chasing the new younger breed of golfers.

There is still an issue between his ears and when this is gone, we can then start talking of him as a G.O.A.T.

SharpshooterTom

Surely a major can't be too far away? I reckon you'd get good odds on him not winning one next year.

Zaph

Actual final scores and WR points breakdown here.

ClanofLams

bigtimecharlie wrote: »

Redemption. His performance in the last round last year was a shocker, worse than Masters 2011.

Went eye to eye with world No1, and came up smelling of roses.

However, no major since 2014 and until that green jacket is on his shoulders, he will always be chasing the new younger breed of golfers.

There is still an issue between his ears and when this is gone, we can then start talking of him as a G.O.A.T.

How would he be chasing anyone outside of the no.1 ranking Koepka holds? None of this new breed have more majors than him, only Spieth and Koepka have multiple majors. Also don’t get why he would need a green jacket or else he will always be chasing them - none of them have won the career grand slam.

mfceiling

Delighted for Rory.

Wonder is he still "a choker", "not good enough any more", "will never win another thing", "mentally not right", "a bottler under pressure", "way behind the new breed of younger players" etc, etc, etc....

fullstop

mfceiling wrote: »

Delighted for Rory.

Wonder is he still "a choker", "not good enough any more", "will never win another thing", "mentally not right", "a bottler under pressure", "way behind the new breed of younger players" etc, etc, etc....

I’m sure the usual crew will be along shortly to tell us. Oh wait...

votecounts

Fair play to Rory on a nice win, not a bad paycheck for 4 days work either:D

Dav010

Great win, he played fantastic, brilliant to watch. Quite a sight to see a mostly American audience shouting his name when he is alongside their number one player.

Mantis Toboggan

Wonder if he'll give Diamond the 1.5 million?

Golfgorfield

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Wonder if he'll give Diamond the 1.5 million?

No chance, shur hes the worst caddy in the world by all accounts from industry experts.

GreeBo

rooney30 wrote: »

He can’t play in the final group on a Sunday though , can’t handle the pressure . Oh wait

tbf you can't use 1 win to say he can handle the pressure and also have an issue with posters who use several losses to say he can't.
Thats just silly.


Meanwhile on the Rory thread...;)

GreeBo

ThomasFlynn wrote: »

Surely a major can't be too far away? I reckon you'd get good odds on him not winning one next year.

Its 5 years away...in the past!

It's great to see him win this (especially considering he could have easily lost it) but we thought he'd surely win a major this year...he needs to figure out how to approach the majors and, imo, just shutup talking about them. I feel he talks himself into a mental mess. Just go play golf and let your media guys handle your twitter account.

prawnsambo

GreeBo wrote: »

Its 5 years away...in the past!

It's great to see him win this (especially considering he could have easily lost it) but we thought he'd surely win a major this year...he needs to figure out how to approach the majors and, imo, just shutup talking about them. I feel he talks himself into a mental mess. Just go play golf and let your media guys handle your twitter account.

I wouldn't have said he's a prolific tweeter. Not by any stretch. And by the looks of it, the media guys do most of it.

GreeBo

prawnsambo wrote: »

I wouldn't have said he's a prolific tweeter. Not by any stretch. And by the looks of it, the media guys do most of it.

I was using Twitter as an example, but I think he would find less anger coming his way if he just stuck to talking about golf, whether that be via Twitter, in interviews or whatever.

prawnsambo

GreeBo wrote: »

I was using Twitter as an example, but I think he would find less anger coming his way if he just stuck to talking about golf, whether that be via Twitter, in interviews or whatever.

I doubt very much if those who are directing anger his way would be in any way discouraged if he did as you suggest. They just pile on to everything regardless of context.

Mantis Toboggan

Golfgorfield wrote: »

No chance, shur hes the worst caddy in the world by all accounts from industry experts.

Must be doing something right, that's his third win this season.

GreeBo

prawnsambo wrote: »

I doubt very much if those who are directing anger his way would be in any way discouraged if he did as you suggest. They just pile on to everything regardless of context.

You dont think his quotes on Ryder Cup, Olympics, Zika, Nationality or national Opens added anything to the mix?

prawnsambo

GreeBo wrote: »

You dont think his quotes on Ryder Cup, Olympics, Zika, Nationality or national Opens added anything to the mix?

Only if you're looking to be outraged. Granted, there are plenty of people who fit that description.

HighLine

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Wonder if he'll give Diamond the 1.5 million?

Well JP got the $1 million so I'd imagine Diamond will get the $1.5

abff

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Wonder if he'll give Diamond the 1.5 million?

After his recent roasting of Kuchar, I doubt Rory is going to stiff his caddy.

prawnsambo

abff wrote: »

After his recent roasting of Kuchar, I doubt Rory is going to stiff his caddy.

And best friend.

I've read before somewhere that caddies' contracts work on a sliding scale depending on where their 'boss' finishes. Winning usually means 10% of the prize money. But they are all dependant on what's in the individual contracts. The 10% seems to be universal, but it's not definitive. For the likes of Rory, prize money is almost inconsequential at this stage. Even a prize fund as big as this was.