r0wly86
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since 2010 McIlroy's Open results are
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
T3, T25, T60, MC, 1, DNS, T5, T4, T2, MC, cancelled, T46, T3
so in 11 starts, he has been top 5 six times winning once, that's a pretty good rate of return, and not I would say the results of a poor links player.
Yes he does have a naturally high ball flight, but he can hit low shots. I don't believe that over half the Opens he has played in have been calm all four days.
Why did he not not play well in the event the OP is talking about, could he be he just didn't hit the shots well, even the best professionals hit poor shots and have bad rounds, I've seen Spieth shank into the water, and JT top the ball, what we are talking about it mm of different probably between coming up short and being perfect.
I don't see him as poor links player, maybe not as naturally suited as say Fleetwood, but just look at McIlroy's links records I would reckon that stands up to pretty much anyones
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
T3, T25, T60, MC, 1, DNS, T5, T4, T2, MC, cancelled, T46, T3
so in 11 starts, he has been top 5 six times winning once, that's a pretty good rate of return, and not I would say the results of a poor links player.
Yes he does have a naturally high ball flight, but he can hit low shots. I don't believe that over half the Opens he has played in have been calm all four days.
Why did he not not play well in the event the OP is talking about, could he be he just didn't hit the shots well, even the best professionals hit poor shots and have bad rounds, I've seen Spieth shank into the water, and JT top the ball, what we are talking about it mm of different probably between coming up short and being perfect.
I don't see him as poor links player, maybe not as naturally suited as say Fleetwood, but just look at McIlroy's links records I would reckon that stands up to pretty much anyones