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Jordan Spieth - Is he a choker?

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Rory is one the best 3 players in the world even with his putting troubles.

Once he sorts them out he will be winning a lot of tournaments again.
 
You cant win four majors without being able to put or grind it out in big comps. Rory will be okay, he just needs to iron out the little creases in his game, cause when they are together he is unstoppable.

Spieth will win one next though, he has got his putting stroke back on track. I wish he was more likable as an athlete, because he seems so robotic to me that i just dont find myself rooting for him like I do some others.
 
Liverpoolphil said:
The only thing for me holding Rory back is his rib injuries which it seems he is starting to get over - he has that Putter in he used in the Fed Ex back as well so it wouldn't surprise me to see him win either the Open or PGA this year - so my money is on Rory
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The thing that holds Rory back - imo - is his head. Yes, he won the Fed Ex last year but if he hadn't holed out from the fairway, which let's face it required a chunk of luck, then he'd have fallen short, I think.

He doesn't seem able to make it happen when it's not going his way. When he's on, he's formidable, but he's not a grinder. And that comes down to attitude, for me.

There are too many good players, playing well regularly, to rely on having a hot week.
 
mcbroon said:
The thing that holds Spieth back - imo - is his head. Yes, he won the Traveller's last week but if he hadn't holed out from the sand, which let's face it required a chunk of luck, then he'd have fallen short, I think.

He doesn't seem able to make it happen when it's not going his way. When he's on, he's formidable, but he's not a grinder. And that comes down to attitude, for me.

There are too many good players, playing well regularly, to rely on having a hot week.
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Does that apply to?
 
Dasit said:
Does that apply to?
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Fair comeback. There are a lot of similarities. But I still say no 😉

There's a difference in attitude between Spieth and McIlroy, at least as far as i can see. If i had to bet on one of them grinding out a win, it wouldn't be Rory.

Dunno how you measure it, don't know if it can be backed up by stats. Just an opinion. Something is missing with Rory and until he gets it back, i can't see him winning another major.
 
mcbroon said:
Fair comeback. There are a lot of similarities. But I still say no 😉

There's a difference in attitude between Spieth and McIlroy, at least as far as i can see. If i had to bet on one of them grinding out a win, it wouldn't be Rory.

Dunno how you measure it, don't know if it can be backed up by stats. Just an opinion. Something is missing with Rory and until he gets it back, i can't see him winning another major.
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I've always thought rory does better when he has to come back from behind. speith seems to play better when he has a good lead. Just. my opinion of course
 
His putting was so good last year and the year before, he could get away with poor shots as he would hole just about everything he hit with the flat stick.

That's changed and his driving has got worse. Looks like he might've turned a corner though, so good for him!
 
Obviously they all want to win and we all have our favourites, just don't get the who'll win the next major from Rory v Jordan, both young enough and good enough to win plenty more.
 
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