Rorys last hole in the Majors 2016

[Tongo]

I never said it was, it was Phil who said that he will be back, I can't see it given his performances over the last few months and at his level we should have seen some sort of improvement by now.

Why? There's no surefire guarantees in any sport, no matter what level you play at. Sometimes things go wrong and players cant rediscover their old form. Look at Ian Baker-Finch, look at David Duval.

On the flip side it might all click for Rory (read one of John Feinstein's books to see how players talk about the Click) and he could soon be winning plenty again.

Sport is not an exact science.

 

[HankMarvin]

Why? There's no surefire guarantees in any sport, no matter what level you play at. Sometimes things go wrong and players cant rediscover their old form. Look at Ian Baker-Finch, look at David Duval.

On the flip side it might all click for Rory (read one of John Feinstein's books to see how players talk about the Click) and he could soon be winning plenty again.

Sport is not an exact science.

Yep well at the moment he is not winning so let's just wait and see how long it takes, some folk on hear think be is still the best player out there, fact is he is a long way short of being the best.

 

[Imurg]

Comparing Rory and Jordan
Last 3 years...
Rory - Played 60, Won 9, Top 10s - 28, MC - 7
Jordan Played 75, Won 9, Top 10s - 27, MC - 9

This year
Rory - played 16, won 1, Top 10s - 9, MC - 3
Jordan Played 18, Won 2, Top 10s - 5, MC - 2

Broadly similar records....

So......Spieth is obviously finished too.....😙

 

[Robobum]

There's probably a stat to disagree with this, but he always seems a very poor wedge player in comparison to other top players to me.

For someone who has to hit a wedge so often because of his length I think he should be hitting it closer.

That's my perception of him and I can't be arsed to claim a googled stat as my opinion.

 

[Spear-Chucker]

There's probably a stat to disagree with this, but he always seems a very poor wedge player in comparison to other top players to me.For someone who has to hit a wedge so often because of his length I think he should be hitting it closer.That's my perception of him and I can't be arsed to claim a googled stat as my opinion.

Gotta agree with this. Just doesn't seem to get close to flags enough, doesn't putt great at the moment and then his head goes down. Nasty little vicious circle.

 

[Tiger man]

There's probably a stat to disagree with this, but he always seems a very poor wedge player in comparison to other top players to me.

For someone who has to hit a wedge so often because of his length I think he should be hitting it closer.

That's my perception of him and I can't be arsed to claim a googled stat as my opinion.

LP is gonna get ya

 

[sawtooth]

He would have won more in the past 3 years if he had left his body alone IMO.

No coincidence that he's missing cuts and hasn't won a major in a couple of years. It's obvious to me that if you change your natural body weight, muscle mass, size, etc that it will impact the golf swing.

Totally unnatural and unnecessary IMO.

 

[Papas1982]

He would have won more in the past 3 years if he had left his body alone IMO.

No coincidence that he's missing cuts and hasn't won a major in a couple of years. It's obvious to me that if you change your natural body weight, muscle mass, size, etc that it will impact the golf swing.

Totally unnatural and unnecessary IMO.

Most sports stars physiques change over time. He was obviously going to get fitter as his lifestyle changed. He was never a skinny lad, you could even say chubby when he first came on the scene and has turned that into muscle. He's an athlete, as are most of the top players. I really don't know how the size he is, or even if he was huge, it would affect his putting stroke. Which is all he needs to improve imo.

 

[Slab]

Because he has been through these periods in his career before and gone on to win majors once again - he has shown he is mentality strong and it's clear he is a streaky putter and when he hits a good steak no one can touch him

He clearly is in certain circumstances but equally there's a few areas he's shown himself to be mentally much weaker than you'd expect from a top player



"hits a good steak" made me smile, is that the same as pounding skirt

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Gotta agree with this. Just doesn't seem to get close to flags enough, doesn't putt great at the moment and then his head goes down. Nasty little vicious circle.

And it's been that way for a while. Personally I don't think his head is in a good place anyway and he just doesn't seem like he wants to be there some of the time. He'll certainly not get close to Tiger's number of majors and wonder if he'll even match Faldo's tally

 

[pokerjoke]

And it's been that way for a while. Personally I don't think his head is in a good place anyway and he just doesn't seem like he wants to be there some of the time. He'll certainly not get close to Tiger's number of majors and wonder if he'll even match Faldo's tally

Ha ha that is so funny Homer[wont match Faldo] you just crack me up.

The reason he looks glum sometimes is because his game is off not because he is having a mental breakdown away from the course.
As he said at the USPGA if anyone else had his long game and putted well they would be up the top of the leaderboard.
He is looking for something regarding his putting and there is no doubt when he does he will win many many more tournaments imo of course,

 

[Spear-Chucker]

And it's been that way for a while. Personally I don't think his head is in a good place anyway and he just doesn't seem like he wants to be there some of the time. He'll certainly not get close to Tiger's number of majors and wonder if he'll even match Faldo's tally

Agreed. Looks like the player least happy to be out there most of the time. That's not a winning mentality and points to some problems or significant weaknesses.

 

[13Aces]

Agreed. Looks like the player least happy to be out there most of the time. That's not a winning mentality and points to some problems or significant weaknesses.

Totally agree.

 

[mcbroon]

Ha ha that is so funny Homer[wont match Faldo] you just crack me up.

The reason he looks glum sometimes is because his game is off not because he is having a mental breakdown away from the course.
As he said at the USPGA if anyone else had his long game and putted well they would be up the top of the leaderboard.
He is looking for something regarding his putting and there is no doubt when he does he will win many many more tournaments imo of course,

I don't know, mate. The more I see him putting like this, and the more his shoulders slump when it's not going his way, the more I wonder whether he has the will or the mentality to get himself back to where he should be, which is blowing away the field and mopping up majors.

If I had to bet right now on whether he'll win another one, I'd say no.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I don't know, mate. The more I see him putting like this, and the more his shoulders slump when it's not going his way, the more I wonder whether he has the will or the mentality to get himself back to where he should be, which is blowing away the field and mopping up majors.

If I had to bet right now on whether he'll win another one, I'd say no.

Again he has been like this before - do you remember the slumping after the duck hook in the masters , the throwing the iron in the lake , the bending of the club - only to then go on and win majors and wgc

He gets written off every single year - a couple weeks ago he was winning the Irish Open and sinking a good deal amount of putts

 

[pokerjoke]

I don't know, mate. The more I see him putting like this, and the more his shoulders slump when it's not going his way, the more I wonder whether he has the will or the mentality to get himself back to where he should be, which is blowing away the field and mopping up majors.

If I had to bet right now on whether he'll win another one, I'd say no.

Seriously no more majors absolute bonkers mate.
We have all had slumps and look at ways to improve but Rory is class and will win many more majors unless of course he retires.

 

[mcbroon]

Seriously no more majors absolute bonkers mate.
We have all had slumps and look at ways to improve but Rory is class and will win many more majors unless of course he retires.

Again he has been like this before - do you remember the slumping after the duck hook in the masters , the throwing the iron in the lake , the bending of the club - only to then go on and win majors and wgc

He gets written off every single year - a couple weeks ago he was winning the Irish Open and sinking a good deal amount of putts

Yep, I remember and yep, it absolutely should be bonkers.

My belief is that Rory playing well is at a level the others can't reach. If he played his best all the time, he'd win all the time. But he's so far from that just now and there's something about him that makes me think his head's not in the right place a) to compete or b) to fix it. I don't know what it is and I have no evidence for it beyond what I perceive.

I absolutely hope I'm wrong because he's mesmerising when he's on it. All of his major wins have been brilliant to watch and I want him to go beyond Faldo, Seve and all the others.

Right now, though, there's not much about him that gives me any hope that he will.

 

[Oohmeoldbacksknackered]

SEX!!!!!

Either he's getting too much or not enough.....

It's all down to his natural bodily fluids..

😨😱😰

 

[bladeplayer]

Even Jordan Speith is missing putts now , its a streaky game guys , he will blossom again for a while maybe win a few more majors then it will be back to the will he wont he ,

Day is awesome at the moment , not winning all the majors tho , 4 different ones this year ,

 

[drdel]

SEX!!!!!

Either he's getting too much or not enough.....

It's all down to his natural bodily fluids..

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You're probably right, the new ones obviously sapping his strength and making his nerves jangle - didn't his previous slump coincide with his time with the Tennis girl. :mmm: