Rory McIlroy - 4 Time Major Winner

That's 2 very make able birdie putts missed by Rory on the 8th and 9th, both around 13 feet. He has to start sinking some of these if he wants to win.

I don't think that they are a pairing that play well together. I think the tournament would be better with them in the last and second last group.

Rory should be 2 or 3 shots better...not taking advantage unfortunately. Needs to be st least -5

Throw that putter in the bin Rory. He can't buy a birdie. So many missed chances. His game is good, but his putting is below average.

-3 after 54, that's just too far back, he's done for another year. I expect he'll go low tomorrow when the championship is gone, but that's the story of the last nine years, he just doesn't put four rounds together when it matters the most.

Would have been unthinkable in August 2014 to think he'd go 10 years without winning another one. I do think he'll win another at some point, probably one of the American ones when it's played on a tour style course in conditions where he can just bomb it. But he has the talent to achieve so much more than he has.

69 today when he needed 66, in any case Harmon looks to be miles ahead of everyone.

Poor back nine. I still think the whole change of management and the fact he has a bunch of yes men around hasn't helped. He needs a caddy to get tough with him not his mate. The same with the agent and his coaches. Proper coaches might actually decide on a proper set of clubs.

Wouldn't waste your time, @Lil Fred is a known troll.

He just completey lost the belief in the ball going in the hole.

Very familiar story for him sadly.

A caddy won't make him a better with the flat stick or scoring irons. Wedges were brutal earlier this season. Putter was cold today.

His missus could carry the bag like Westwood does for little difference. Someone had a great post in this thread about a grizzly bearded Scotsman scowling at Rory with fag hanging out of his mouth. Whats he really going to do? What's the caddy going to do for Justin Thomas? Poor lad will need therapy after R1.

Rahm absolutely ripping it up again is possible but Harman could well leave them all in his wake.

Flatters to deceive.

Thanks. I kind of figured that. I was just trying to understand what motivates trolls. I find it bewildering.

Question for mods. What is the process for banning those who only come onto the thread in order to wind people up? Do we all need to report them, or is it better to just ignore them in the hope that they will get bored and stop posting?

Thanks Keano. I appreciate what you mods do. I just thought that a general discussion about trolling might help me (and others) to understand the motivation behind such posts. Apologies if I have been out of line.

He should have been -6 after 5 instead of "just" -3. Felt like he was trying to force it down the back 9 a little to try and make up for the missed opportunities early on.