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I must be in the minority. I quite like McGinley, better than Laura Davies, better than Mark Roe, I like his accent. Also a fan of Radar's on-course work.

What an atmosphere coming down 18. Reminiscent of Tiger at East Lake.
 

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last time Rory won a major the following major winners had zero

Jason Day
Dustin Johnson
Jimmy walker
Henrik stenson
Sergio Garcia
Danny Willet
Justin Thomas
Patrick Reed
Franceso Mollinari
Gary woodland
Shane Lowry

Brooks and Spieth also had zero majors.. they now have 7 between them

about time Rory pulled his finger out

Just updating my list....

How long will this carry on!!
 

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last time Rory won a major the following major winners had zero

Jason Day
Dustin Johnson
Jimmy walker
Henrik stenson
Sergio Garcia
Danny Willet
Justin Thomas
Patrick Reed
Franceso Mollinari
Gary woodland
Shane Lowry

Brooks and Spieth also had zero majors.. they now have 7 between them

about time Rory pulled his finger out

Just updating my list....

How long will this carry on!!

Without being disrespectful to the great golfers on that list, looking at (some on) that makes it a bigger tragedy that Monty and Westwood never got that monkey off their back.
 

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Just for you Dave ;)

Dear Mr. McGinley,

Most of us with an IQ in double figures know that Ireland is an island, and have better recall than the average goldfish. Any chance you could come up with something useful in the commentary rather than continually reminding us that the golf course is situated on a large lump of rock surrounded by water?

Thanks.

I know 20 minutes is a stretch for you these days so posted it a little early. (y)
 

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Give it a rest pal - it’s boring now. He is on Irish soil.

If an English person won in Scotland you wouldn’t say he won on home soil because they’re on the same island in an adjacent country. It is NOT Irish soil. It’s Northern Irish. The Northern isn’t a description, it’s part of the name.
 

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Well done to Shane not easy in that weather.
Tommy just never got near to put him under pressure.

Nice touch from Koepka to wait by scorers hut to congratulate him.

What a course might try and get there later or next year.
 

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If an English person won in Scotland you wouldn’t say he won on home soil because they’re on the same island in an adjacent country. It is NOT Irish soil. It’s Northern Irish. The Northern isn’t a description, it’s part of the name.
Who really cares, he won The Open. I'm sure he doesn't give 2 where it was
 

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Without being disrespectful to the great golfers on that list, looking at (some on) that makes it a bigger tragedy that Monty and Westwood never got that monkey off their back.

Thought Westwood was brilliant, sadly at his age he is not going to suddenly find a putting stroke, it’s a shame.
 

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last time Rory won a major the following major winners had zero

Jason Day
Dustin Johnson
Jimmy walker
Henrik stenson
Sergio Garcia
Danny Willet
Justin Thomas
Patrick Reed
Franceso Mollinari
Gary woodland
Shane Lowry

Brooks and Spieth also had zero majors.. they now have 7 between them

about time Rory pulled his finger out

Just updating my list....

How long will this carry on!!

Bore off, today isn't about Rory. Not even close.

Try celebrating success rather than berating others.
 

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Bore off, today isn't about Rory. Not even close.

Try celebrating success rather than berating others.

It’s eye opening just how competitive it is now. Also how the spread of winners is so vast rather than one person dominating an era

It’s fantastic yet a bit disappointing at same time.
 

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It’s eye opening just how competitive it is now. Also how the spread of winners is so vast rather than one person dominating an era

It’s fantastic yet a bit disappointing at same time.
I get your point totally. I find it strange McIlroy hasn't managed to win a major for so long but some of those on the list (Jimmy Walker) just seem to have a career week and with the depth of field seemingly getting deeper it's hard to keep doing it. Koepka seems to be the only one at the moment doing it regularly
 

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I get your point totally. I find it strange McIlroy hasn't managed to win a major for so long but some of those on the list (Jimmy Walker) just seem to have a career week and with the depth of field seemingly getting deeper it's hard to keep doing it. Koepka seems to be the only one at the moment doing it regularly

Really great to see brooks play aswell

Hats off to Shane this weekend. He was fantastic
 

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Who really cares, he won The Open. I'm sure he doesn't give 2 where it was

It’s genuine galling just how many people I have met in England that think Northern Ireland is a way of saying northern Ireland aka, the north of some imaginary all island state. So many don’t know that Northern Ireland is as much a constituent country as England, Scotland and Wales. Very few people know that the UK is the “country” in terms of our international relations. Methinks the current political situation is educating a lot of people!
 
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