Rory McIlroy - 4 Time Major Winner

That's so disappointing…what an awful double bogey….he just can't be doing that if he wants to win

Mcilmiss playing to his usual standards. At least he’ll avoid the choker’s label this time out

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Can't see it..think he'll finish at +6 or higher…playing himself out of it. Needs a total reset…

It’s hard to fathom what caused him to produce a round like that. He’s been one of the best golfers in the world for the past several years and it beggars belief that he can produce a round like this in the first round of a major.

It has to be psychological at this stage. I really hope he come overcome whatever mental block seems to affect him on a regular basis when he’s competing for a major. It would be a terrible shame if he ended his career with ‘only’ 4 majors.

There's always next year. He surly can't start that 1st round like he did in 2019.

I think at this stage Rory may need a little more than Bob's 1980's "Believe you can win" 10 points.

He's well capable of keeping the ball down. I seen him as a kid winning the west of Ireland twice with howling winds.

I'm a bit new to following golf, I saw last week people criticising the caddie and seems it's a fairly common one. Would anyone have a quick summary of what it's about?

got it thanks!

Outside of some of the Scottish players perhaps, the Irish golfers must be amongst the most experienced links/wind players in the field. God knows the wind howls on the Ulster coast, don’t think I have ever played a round on one of their links that the wind wasn’t blowing.

The criticism only arrives when he does badly, I’m not convinced.
Some golfers have full blown conversations with their caddies before every shot, others just want the looper to carry the bag and clean the gear. There is no reason to think that McIlroy would take any advice from another caddy, or even encourage it, he appears to me to be singleminded in his decision making.

Having said that, I remember reading Alex Ferguson’s book and the importance he placed on freshening up his team/staff, even when winning, every couple of years so that impetus was maintained, and new voices heard. Maybe there is something in that.