Rory 12th hole nightmare

[Crow]

I'm just flicking on and off the PGA website tracking the scores and it looks like Rory has just repeated yesterday's horror putting experience on the 12th with another four putt.

Both days I think he took two from almost gimmee distance?

Can anybody confirm this?

 

[Matty2803]

Yeah, the two were pretty much gimmies. Take those 8 putts - Make them two two putts - thats 4 less, he'd be 10 under and if would be in with more of a shout!!

Shocker!

The worst I've done is 3 putts, never had a 4!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Haven't seen it. Was it a lack of concentration, poor strike or misread

 

[Crow]

Yeah, the two were pretty much gimmies. Take those 8 putts - Make them two two putts - thats 4 less, he'd be 10 under and if would be in with more of a shout!!

Shocker!

The worst I've done is 3 putts, never had a 4!

Cheers, yeah, it's not great.

(Very well done if you've never had a 4-putt, I'm as good as Rory.)

 

[Matty2803]

Cheers, yeah, it's not great.

(Very well done if you've never had a 4-putt, I'm as good as Rory.)

Yeah, haha! He would probs still have less putts than me!!! My 3 putts would balance it out!!!

 

[Crow]

Haven't seen it. Was it a lack of concentration, poor strike or misread

Just found a clip of both incidents on the PGA website (which I have to say is pretty damn good!), see here:
http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/bmw-championship/leaderboard.html

It's even more unbelievable watching it than seeing the bare numbers.

 

[BTatHome]

Today's issue was clearly a ball problem, as he tossed it into the lake after holing out

 

[DaveyG]

Yeah, the two were pretty much gimmies. Take those 8 putts - Make them two two putts - thats 4 less, he'd be 10 under and if would be in with more of a shout!!

Shocker!

The worst I've done is 3 putts, never had a 4!

Don't know why I am admitting to this but I have managed a 5 putt before... I am ashamed but it was early days and you should have seen this green!

 

[Bratty]

I was once told by a pro that 3 putts from 6 foot are more common for pros than for average club players. His rationale was that a pro will rattle the putt in, so if it misses, it'll run on past the hole, and they'd then repeat that on the return putt and could miss it again.

The club golfer will likely only just shave the hole if they miss, so should have the simplest tap in.

He didn't mention 4 putts! That didn't seem to be Rory's problem, though; it looked to me like he just got careless, certainly with the 2nd and 3rd putts on the first of the 4 putts.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Good to see him hitting a rich vein of putting form in time for The Ryder Cup then.

 

[Smiffy]

Had to laugh at Preet (LIG) at Gainsborough a few weeks ago.
Hit two superb shots on a par 5 to reach the green and was putting for an eagle.
He walked off a few minutes later (seemed like hours ) with a 7 on his card
:rofl::rofl::rofl:

 

[Ethan]

Big deal, it happens. He is an aggressive putter and sometimes they go well past. Won't affect him in the slightest at Gleneagles.

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

(Very well done if you've never had a 4-putt, I'm as good as Rory.)

Me too, only thing I have in common with the lad except I had curly hair when I was a boy.

 

[Paperboy]

If Seve 4 putted and didn't really care, I've come to realise that it happens to the best of us

 

[Fyldewhite]

I'm generally considered a decent putter but five putts is my record. Three putted from 2 feet on Saturday....it happens! If you let it get to you is when you have problems though. Sure Rory will recover.

 

[DeskBoundLondoner]

Not fun to see, especially as the final two days on that green probably cost him the tournament. Have to say I'm impressed with how he got on with it after though (-2 for rest of the round). Noticed he's had a new putting routine this year where he skips the practice strokes, just steps up to the ball and goes for it. Looking at his record this year, can't really argue with the fact that this instinctive approach works for him. This, unfortunately was a prime example of how just when you're on top of the world, the golfing gods take sadistic pleasure in reminding you just how human you are.