Rory McIlroy - 4 Time Major Winner

I didn't say he should be telling Rory he's wrong. He should be asking Rory what he thinks and asking him if he thinks that's the best option. Try and get a conversation going about it. It's ultimately Rory's decision what he is going to hit and his caddy then agrees and gives him the line, the yardage etc.

He has to try and engage more at the tee box and on the fairway. They do talk about difficult shots around the green. And a lot of the time those difficult shots are because of Rory's aggression.

It's all well and good doing these things in the Dubai desert classic but when you get to the majors you have to keep the big scores off the card. A conversation with your caddy can calm you down, get you to reset and take a safer approach from a bad spot.

While I just said above that it's all well and good in the Dubai desert classic I only mean it's not an important tournament.

He should be having those conversations there because you need to be doing the same thing week in and week out so it's no different at the majors.

You might enjoy Rory going for it and it can be exciting but for me I want him to win more majors and the mistakes that have been costing him in majors are aggressive decisions that he shouldn't be making. Thing is he's making them every week, aggressive decisions. If he was having a conversation with his caddy he might change his mind once or twice in a round of just in a tournament and that could be crucial in a major.

You should become a caddy advisor

You've misinterpreted my post. There's no comparison between Katie and Rory. Not least their sex.

My point was don't diminish Katie by dragging her into a conversation she doesn't belong in so you can virtue signal online.

the assumption isn't about accuracy when clubbing down

its about avoiding risk, hitting a shorter club to avoid danger, tighter fairways etc

The slight trouble i think with this, is that, the great players simply see the game differently lots of the time. Risk to you and me might not be to them. A top pro rarely, if ever, "goes for it" - they either have the club to make a carry or they don't. Like last week in Dubai, that wasnt Rory going for it on 18th, he had that carry, easily, with thst club. If he mishits it, thats on him, not the caddy, and it was correct as it left a simple 3rd shot, rather thsn a fiddly wedge over water. Someone else could equally argue he was wrong and should have laid up, the old "if you have 2 take 2" mentality. Both can be right I guess. Hindsight is great 😁!

i tend to agree with the post above suggesting that ultimately its still his putting at crucial times holding him back. He just seems to get these rounds where, he doesnt really putt bad, just doesnt hole anything, and shoots 72. Throw in the way too frequent brain fart moment he has, like the drive on 18 the previous week, or the 3 putt from two feet, and you're finishing top 5 instead of winning.

I hope he wins a few more majors as he's (purely IMO) the best player i've ever seen, but obviously NOT the most successful, and he'll have nothing like the career of a Woods or Nicklaus. I don't think he has the hard nosed mentality for their level of dominance. I'd put him streets ahead of Koepka or Els tbh. Yes i know Koepka has an extra major but they're not the only thing that matter, massive but still not the sole criteria in a body of work. I'd love to see him win at Augusta, but I fear he'll always regret Reed's Masters, that one really was the one that got away with that missed tiddler on 2nd.

Yeah he's the biggest by far that's playing regularly, Spieth is next.

About as much intelligence as is in your posts on caddies.

I have particular disdain for amateurs like ourselves having strong opinions on a player's caddy. A caddy is a very personal choice to each player, depending on what makes them tick. People say things like he should get a "proper caddy", as if that's a thing. Jordan Spieth has his former teacher, DJ his brother for example.

You also speak as if you're with them throughout every round and privy to their conversations when you, like the rest of us, have no idea if or how often Harry challenges him on club or shot selection. You also have no idea what they discuss outside of competitive rounds - for all you know they could do a review of the round afterwards, maybe Rory has told him not to question club selection as it might sow doubt in his mind over a shot etc..

Did the exact same myself 😁

Unless you are caddying for Matt Kuchar 😉

Ah hear, he’s a golfer, not a family member.

You are making baseless assumptions, confusing comment on performance with personal animus, don’t put words in others mouths, it’s lazy commentary.

When/if he wins another major, I’ll be just as happy as you, I just won’t tell others they have to be happy too.

Exactly, we've always had a time when we had a golfer or golfers who might compete in A major (outside of Padraigs purple patch), but we've never had a golfer who's basically at the top end of the conversation in every major he plays in (even if he ultimately doesn't perform)

Ah stay, tell us your opinion on Katie Taylor 😂

I've been to loads of tournaments and followed Rory for the full round every time. Anytime I get up close there's no conversation except on occasion around the green when Rory has a very difficult shot.

All you ever hear Harry say is yardage and line.

I'd just like to see Harry have a conversation. Rory could very well be one of those guys whose going to do his own thing no matter what's said but even having the chat starts a reset which is a good thing.

Pádraig Harrington was unreal at times, I've been told this first hand.

In practice for the 2006 Ryder Cup at the K club, Padraig was driving the ball like God, best player off the tee by miles.

He turns up for the first match with a new driver.

There's no talking to them sometimes.

Edit to add: I just want him to start winning majors again. I am pretty certain that he makes mistakes that cost him just from taking a foolishly aggressive approach on certain holes where more conservative shot selection is a better option.