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Rory McIlroy - 4 Time Major Winner

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    #4502
    tayto lover
    Registered Users Posts: 52,007 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122460207#Comment_122460207

    What tv station is it on please as I can't seem to find it?



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    #4503
    Weepsie
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,577 Mod ✭✭✭✭Weepsie


    Discovery + is the only way you can see it uninterrupted



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    #4504
    Shank Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 387 ✭✭Shank Williams


    1 back now…4 holes left



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    #4505
    Doc07
    Registered Users Posts: 1,067 ✭✭✭Doc07


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122463265#Comment_122463265

    c’mon McIlroy , bronze in touch !



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    #4506
    Shank Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 387 ✭✭Shank Williams


    rte finally showing



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    #4507
    Shank Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 387 ✭✭Shank Williams


    ffs



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    #4508
    This is it
    Registered Users Posts: 5,530 ✭✭✭This is it


    That's the end of that



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    #4509
    moycullen14
    Registered Users Posts: 883 ✭✭✭moycullen14


    Holy mother of God. Every single time he does this. I am so done supporting him. Never fails to disappoint



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    #4510
    Euphoriasean
    Registered Users Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭Euphoriasean


    Awful mistake but that drop zone looked horrific.



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    #4511
    Xander10
    Registered Users Posts: 4,998 ✭✭✭Xander10


    Got in sight of medals but is making a horlicks of this hole. Terrible chip from the drop zone



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    #4512
    murtyd17
    Registered Users Posts: 306 ✭✭murtyd17


    That would break your heart - hopefully finishes strong



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    #4513
    touts
    Registered Users Posts: 6,505 ✭✭✭touts


    Seriously. What else did people expect at this stage?



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    #4514
    Shank Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 387 ✭✭Shank Williams


    delighted for rahm



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    #4515
    The wonderfish
    Registered Users Posts: 622 ✭✭✭The wonderfish


    I know Rory has won tons of tournaments but this kind of meltdown is becoming way to common, hopefully the end of season he can address the mental side of the game as its definitely a thing….hard to watch him down the straight as you are just waiting for him to blow up



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    #4516
    Adiaga 2
    Registered Users Posts: 1,060 ✭✭✭Adiaga 2


    Hard luck Rory but a lot of other casualties out there today. Scheffler a worthy winner in his pomp 🥇


    I wonder how long it will be before Olympic Gold becomes the “5th major” in hearts and minds??? Will probably be played at Riviera next time.



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    #4517
    techdiver
    Registered Users Posts: 3,231 ✭✭✭techdiver


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122463579#Comment_122463579

    It wasn't a meltdown. He played aggressive on the 15th (as did Scheffler) and came up a foot short of being brilliant. Those are the margins.



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    #4518
    coillcam
    Registered Users Posts: 1,685 ✭✭✭coillcam


    Saw him nearly eagle 14 but the crowds were mental after so i headed over to 17 and got the bad news from 15. Waited there to watch the last groups play out. I have no idea how Scheffler stuck that approach on 17. I watched a bunch of groups fail to even reach the green or bail short right for the easier up/down.

    Scheffler probably birdies slightly less % than Rory makes eagle 14. Fleetwood from rough on 17 cant emulate Scheffler and his chip from the rough comes out like a rocket - bogey. Such small margins.



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    #4519
    DJIMI TRARORE
    Registered Users Posts: 3,621 ✭✭✭DJIMI TRARORE


    Could have played it safe for silver/bronze,but he was on a serious roll and looking at gold,no choke, just 12/18 ins out with his approach



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    #4520
    mfceiling
    Registered Users Posts: 12,838 ✭✭✭✭mfceiling


    He said himself he thought he'd go aggressive and had hit a perfect shot. It got held up slightly in the wind and was a yard or two short.

    He didn't choke, he didn't bottle it, he didn't try and play safe. He was on it and was grabbing the round by the neck. Tiny, tiny margins.



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    #4521
    techdiver
    Registered Users Posts: 3,231 ✭✭✭techdiver


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122464037#Comment_122464037

    Yeah, I can't understand how people don't get that. The word choker is just thrown around any time he doesn't win (and even sometimes when he does win).

    Plays aggressive and doesn't pay off - Choker.

    Play conservative and try to hang on and not win - Choker

    Finish down the leaderboard - Choker

    Win by 1 after leading by 4 - "OK, he won but still choked".

    It's boring at this stage to be honest.

    We might never have a golfer who had given us such consistent excitement in our lifetimes again and many will look back in years to come and finally realise what we had and will probably never have again.



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    #4522
    StevenToast
    Registered Users Posts: 3,608 ✭✭✭StevenToast


    The title of this thread will never change.

    Mcillroy doesnt have the nerve when it matters.

    "Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining." - Fletcher



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    #4523
    ledwithhedwith
    Registered Users Posts: 255 ✭✭ledwithhedwith


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122464137#Comment_122464137

    I think most have accepted that at this stage



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    #4524
    Dav010
    Registered Users Posts: 14,582 ✭✭✭✭Dav010


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122464060#Comment_122464060

    We are here for you, we will get through it together.



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    #4525
    Ohmeha
    Registered Users Posts: 1,990 ✭✭✭Ohmeha


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122463657#Comment_122463657

    Yes LA 2028 Golf is going to held at Riviera which is a fantastic course though that Olympics is held a week earlier in July which could potentially get too close to that years Open Championship, I expect Men's Golf may be shifted to the final weekend of that Olympics to ensure a strong field. I thought it would take 2 or 3 tournaments for Golf to catch on at the Olympics which unquestionably it did this year with the highest calibre field with the best on the final day it was like a major shootout



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    #4526
    Higgins5473
    Registered Users Posts: 1,380 ✭✭✭Higgins5473


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122464060#Comment_122464060

    Leaving aside the Olympics where I agree he didn’t choke, he went for it and it didn’t pay off which is admirable if anything, you’re suggesting he’s unfairly labelled as a choker in general. It really is hard to deny that he has choked badly on more than one occasion at pivotal times over the last 12 years. It’s. A cruel label but it really is one he has earned at this stage.



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    #4527
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 38,525 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122464264#Comment_122464264

    I'd consider the Olympics the biggest Major every four years.



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    #4528
    Bobeagleburger
    Registered Users Posts: 45,543 ✭✭✭✭Bobeagleburger


    That shot that went into the water. It looked like he liked the shot. He was flying at that stage.

    Compared to the other chokes I think this was a bit different.

    Speaking of choking. Jon Rahm had a mare. That was a proper choke. Fell apart.



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    #4529
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 38,525 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122464060#Comment_122464060

    I have to say the label fits for this year's US open but that's the only time.

    As far as the future is concerned I really fancy the man from his own club is going to be a superstar. 21 years of age, winner on the European tour already and super consistent.

    If my own young lad keeps improving I think I'm going to have to sell up and move up there so I can have him playing there. 😂



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    #4530
    charlieIRL
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,218 Mod ✭✭✭✭charlieIRL


    I’d love to know the amount of posters who’ve competed at a high level in any sport and who calls a golfer a choker for going for a shot and not pulling it off.

    Miles apart but minor comparison: I've competed at a high level in a sport before a near fatal accident ended it for me and have coached football at senior level for the past few years, there is no settling for second or third place. You play to win. You try everything to get better. In rallying, you were looking to cut a corner by inches to make up a fraction of a second, not take the safe line around it and hope everyone does the same, you push the boundaries. Same for McIlroy taking in that shot, he could have laid up and settled for silver but why? He plays to win and he went for it.
    I’m as disappointed as everyone else and would have liked to see him and Lowry do well but also understand the pressure they put themselves under to try win.



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    #4531
    bren2001
    Registered Users Posts: 6,715 ✭✭✭bren2001


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122465757#Comment_122465757

    All 4 actual majors are bigger than the Olympics. You'd be in a tiny minority thinking the Olympics is bigger than the Masters (for example). The Olympics isn't a major.



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