Rorys last hole in the Majors 2016

TheDiablo said:
What a ridiculous overreaction. At this age the greatest of all all time went 12 majors without winning one. At this age Phil Mick, the second greatest golfer of 21st century, didn't have a single major.

There's only 4 a year and it's tough to win with such deep fields. You'll look foolish in 10 years when he has a career slam and 8 majors to his name the be the best Europe has produced.
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How can it be ridiculous, when was the last time he has done anything that is acceptable to him of recent. Never mind his fans. If it is ridiculous, ask him if he is happy having a couple of days off today and tomorrow.
Less than a year ago him and Speith were the next big two. Bigged up by all the golfing mags inc Golf monthly. Then it was the big three. What now the big ten.
If nothing is wrong with his game, then he has won his last major. Things need to change.
PS, hope he does get his game back.
 
Tashyboy said:
How can it be ridiculous, when was the last time he has done anything that is acceptable to him of recent. Never mind his fans. If it is ridiculous, ask him if he is happy having a couple of days off today and tomorrow.
Less than a year ago him and Speith were the next big two. Bigged up by all the golfing mags inc Golf monthly. Then it was the big three. What now the big ten.
If nothing is wrong with his game, then he has won his last major. Things need to change.
PS, hope he does get his game back.
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It's ridiculous because all you have to do is look at his career to date and realise that he has gone through quiet spells before and then gone on to win comps again - yet you are talking as if he is done if he doesn't do major changes. No one has said nothing is wrong with his game but it's not something that hasn't happened before and he will make the slight adjustments needed then win again
 
I watch a lot of golf and disagree with those that say the caddie relationship is not part of the problem. I have no doubt that it's not the caddies fault (imagine he is doing what Rory has asked of him). I watch other golfer/caddie interactions and at times see/hear the caddie literally stop the player from playing a certain shot/use a certain club. Sometimes the caddie does need to intervene strongly and I HAVE never saw this with JP (once again I doubt JP's fault). Rory is single minded and feels he does not want/need that type of input/discussion - that's the impression I get. I believe a change of attitude towards this relationship (encourage JP to be more involved in decision making, in particular following a bad shot/hole and at crucial points in the round, such as the 2nd at 18 yesterday) from Rory would benefit him, or a stronger caddie who pushes his opinions more.

Your flaws/weak points are always masked to an extent when your winning. I certainly do not think he's falling apart, nor do I believe his game is in a terrible place (for his standard), however he does need to work on the areas mentioned here and on countless other threads around the net. When he is on he is almost unbeatable but he does not have the game to hang in there/grind when it's off. That's the area I would love to see a change in - both technical and mental change needed.
 
jusme said:
I watch a lot of golf and disagree with those that say the caddie relationship is not part of the problem. I have no doubt that it's not the caddies fault (imagine he is doing what Rory has asked of him). I watch other golfer/caddie interactions and at times see/hear the caddie literally stop the player from playing a certain shot/use a certain club. Sometimes the caddie does need to intervene strongly and I HAVE never saw this with JP (once again I doubt JP's fault). Rory is single minded and feels he does not want/need that type of input/discussion - that's the impression I get. I believe a change of attitude towards this relationship (encourage JP to be more involved in decision making, in particular following a bad shot/hole and at crucial points in the round, such as the 2nd at 18 yesterday) from Rory would benefit him, or a stronger caddie who pushes his opinions more.

Your flaws/weak points are always masked to an extent when your winning. I certainly do not think he's falling apart, nor do I believe his game is in a terrible place (for his standard), however he does need to work on the areas mentioned here and on countless other threads around the net. When he is on he is almost unbeatable but he does not have the game to hang in there/grind when it's off. That's the area I would love to see a change in - both technical and mental change needed.
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Its just my opinion, but for me Rorys problems are on the putting surface.
I don't see how a more forthright JP would help in this situation.:thup:
 
Tashyboy said:
How can it be ridiculous, when was the last time he has done anything that is acceptable to him of recent. Never mind his fans. If it is ridiculous, ask him if he is happy having a couple of days off today and tomorrow.
Less than a year ago him and Speith were the next big two. Bigged up by all the golfing mags inc Golf monthly. Then it was the big three. What now the big ten.
If nothing is wrong with his game, then he has won his last major. Things need to change.
PS, hope he does get his game back.
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5 (major), 3, MC (major), 4, 1, 12, 4, 10 (major), 4, 27, 3

Rorys last 11 starts prior to this week - pretty sure most of them are 'acceptable' and that's with, by his standards a poor wedge game and cold putter.

Of course what you said was ridiculous. He's 27, not 47. Some greats hadn't won a single major by this age.
 
He's been nowhere near his best for a while now.
Yet the commentators still wax lyrical about him whilst having their heads rammed firmly up kissing his butt
Paul McGinley is so scared to say even 1 negative word about him.
Radar Riley exactly the same.
Sickens me
Just speak the truth, when he plays a crap shot, just call it that way, that's what commentators are supposed to do.
He's no longer the prospect.
He's no longer the child prodigy.
He's a grown man.
At his best......absolutely brilliant golfer.
But unfortunately he doesn't really have a "B game"
When it's not 100% totally going his way, he sulks, ( IMHO )
He's incapable of just grinding out a result.

As stated above
His putting is still his huge weakness
Great golfers are normally excellent clinical putters
For a decade you'd have taken Tiger Woods to sink a 6 footer, if your life depended on it
But, at no point in Rory's career, would I have wanted Rory to take that same putt

Rory hit 2 duffs on 18 ( chips )
For me
He already wanted to go home by then
No way was he fighting to make that cut, after the 1st duff
Others, ie Mickleson, would have fought harder to grind the score to make cut


Rant Over :rant: :sbox:
 
moogie said:
He's been nowhere near his best for a while now.
Yet the commentators still wax lyrical about him whilst having their heads rammed firmly up kissing his butt
Paul McGinley is so scared to say even 1 negative word about him.
Radar Riley exactly the same.
Sickens me
Just speak the truth, when he plays a crap shot, just call it that way, that's what commentators are supposed to do.
He's no longer the prospect.
He's no longer the child prodigy.
He's a grown man.
At his best......absolutely brilliant golfer.
But unfortunately he doesn't really have a "B game"
When it's not 100% totally going his way, he sulks, ( IMHO )
He's incapable of just grinding out a result.

As stated above
His putting is still his huge weakness
Great golfers are normally excellent clinical putters
For a decade you'd have taken Tiger Woods to sink a 6 footer, if your life depended on it
But, at no point in Rory's career, would I have wanted Rory to take that same putt

Rory hit 2 duffs on 18 ( chips )
For me
He already wanted to go home by then
No way was he fighting to make that cut, after the 1st duff
Others, ie Mickleson, would have fought harder to grind the score to make cut


Rant Over :rant: :sbox:
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For a rant on here that's one of the more accurate ones!
 
He just cannot putt to save his life at the moment.

The reason he is going for everything is to ensure he gets close so he doesn't have long difficult Putts. It's just a massive problem for him as the aggressive shots leave him in terrible positions and then his putting is exposed even more.

It's not a good advert for trying to sell his new putter

i love Rory and he will get it back.
 
Liverpoolphil said:
It's ridiculous because all you have to do is look at his career to date and realise that he has gone through quiet spells before and then gone on to win comps again - yet you are talking as if he is done if he doesn't do major changes. No one has said nothing is wrong with his game but it's not something that hasn't happened before and he will make the slight adjustments needed then win again
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For the record I agree with the op 100% something needs to change. Rory in this sport set a very high standard for a time, something that has been surpassed by other golfers. Ie Stenson for starters. The standard that Rory had set, he is not playing up to it, nor has he for some time, and if he continues like this I cannot see it in the near future either. I have said that he needs to change something massively, Some have said putting, not me. Some have said caddy, not me. Some have said shot selection, not me. If it is a combination of all three plus others then that is not a little problem. Seems to me that we all agree that something is not right, we are discussing to what extent.
Out of interest, anyone know Rory's success when he was at Titliest compared to Nike.
 
moogie said:
He's been nowhere near his best for a while now.
Yet the commentators still wax lyrical about him whilst having their heads rammed firmly up kissing his butt
Paul McGinley is so scared to say even 1 negative word about him.
Radar Riley exactly the same.
Sickens me
Just speak the truth, when he plays a crap shot, just call it that way, that's what commentators are supposed to do.
He's no longer the prospect.
He's no longer the child prodigy.
He's a grown man.
At his best......absolutely brilliant golfer.
But unfortunately he doesn't really have a "B game"
When it's not 100% totally going his way, he sulks, ( IMHO )
He's incapable of just grinding out a result.

As stated above
His putting is still his huge weakness
Great golfers are normally excellent clinical putters
For a decade you'd have taken Tiger Woods to sink a 6 footer, if your life depended on it
But, at no point in Rory's career, would I have wanted Rory to take that same putt

Rory hit 2 duffs on 18 ( chips )
For me
He already wanted to go home by then
No way was he fighting to make that cut, after the 1st duff
Others, ie Mickleson, would have fought harder to grind the score to make cut


Rant Over :rant: :sbox:
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Good points well putt👍
 
moogie said:
He's been nowhere near his best for a while now.
Yet the commentators still wax lyrical about him whilst having their heads rammed firmly up kissing his butt
Paul McGinley is so scared to say even 1 negative word about him.
Radar Riley exactly the same.
Sickens me
Just speak the truth, when he plays a crap shot, just call it that way, that's what commentators are supposed to do.
He's no longer the prospect.
He's no longer the child prodigy.
He's a grown man.
At his best......absolutely brilliant golfer.
But unfortunately he doesn't really have a "B game"
When it's not 100% totally going his way, he sulks, ( IMHO )
He's incapable of just grinding out a result.

As stated above
His putting is still his huge weakness
Great golfers are normally excellent clinical putters
For a decade you'd have taken Tiger Woods to sink a 6 footer, if your life depended on it
But, at no point in Rory's career, would I have wanted Rory to take that same putt

Rory hit 2 duffs on 18 ( chips )
For me
He already wanted to go home by then
No way was he fighting to make that cut, after the 1st duff
Others, ie Mickleson, would have fought harder to grind the score to make cut


Rant Over :rant: :sbox:
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Twice I've heard that rant today ;)

Spot on
 
Rory needs to be single again, women are the work of the devil, as soon as he's in a serious relationship his form drops massively, maybe he doesn't adopt the same restrain boxers do before fights 😜
 
My take on this was that Rory is playing great with his Driver and most of his iron play was also top draw, the problem is simply that his putting is off and he can not seem to buy a put. He had many chances over the 2 days to post a score but couldnt seem to make many birdies.
I watched every shot that Rory,Phil Mickelson and Day played over the 2 days as their 3 ball was covered live on the PGA website. Rorys driving was the best of the bunch but if you dont make the puts it hurts you at this level.
 
hovis said:
Playing well or not. A golfer in the world's top 5 should be making the cut!!!!! Minimum!
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I guess so but if you can not make a birdie any errors you make are magnified than you will not make the cut. His reads were terrible at this level and he was pushing the ball off the target line almost every time and not putting with any confidence when making in his puts.
Time will tell what happens but he was certainly hitting it a long way in the fairway off the tee much of the time and his Driver and Iron play was good enough for me..
 
McGinley "scared" to criticise Rory? Take a look at Sky News site today.

As for the rest, maybe you should all enlighten us on how you reached number 1 in the world before waxing lyrical on what Rory is doing wrong 😎😉
 
Three said:
McGinley "scared" to criticise Rory? Take a look at Sky News site today.

As for the rest, maybe you should all enlighten us on how you reached number 1 in the world before waxing lyrical on what Rory is doing wrong 😎😉
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Are you serious? If you're not number one in the world your not entitled to express an opinion? If that be the case we may cut our tongues out as they have no use in any aspect of life, given that almost everytime we open our mouths we are expressing an opinion on something or other. The world would grind to a halt
 
Rory is dire at the moment and there is no point quoting how good a ball striker he is because its about getting it in the ho!e and he can't do that. He doesn't have a caddy JP is a bag carrier nothing more nothing less. He played the last hole like a chopper it was as simple as that.

Yet another weekend off for him, he must be getting use to it now....
 
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