Rorys last hole in the Majors 2016

[Papas1982]

I think the truth about his game is somewhere in the middle. He's certainly not finished, and has always been a streaky player.

That said, i dont ever recall seeing him so bad with the putter. When he won it would usually be when he sank more than his usual mount of 6-10 ft putts. NOT when he stopped missing from 4ft. Nobody who wants to win consistently should miss some of the putts he does with such regularity.

 

[hovis]

I agree that he's a bad putter but he never seems to knock it close enough to have a chance of a birdie. How many times has he bombed one down and left a 50 yard wedge 30ft away!!!!

 

[Oohmeoldbacksknackered]

He'll always be the crowd's favourite whilst he's bombing them down. But Tiger proved you get better results playing the 2nd shot from position a and used the best club to get there.

He's got plenty of time. But probably not as much as he thinks. I reckon we'll see a slightly different Rory next year.

But he'll still have the same caddy.

 

[freddielong]

Bad shots can't be helped repeated bad decisions can, his bogey and missed cut was down to a bad decision, I bet in that situation Jordan Speith or Phil makes the birdie on 18 every time.

 

[Papas1982]

Bad shots can't be helped repeated bad decisions can, his bogey and missed cut was down to a bad decision, I bet in that situation Jordan Speith or Phil makes the birdie on 18 every time.

REALLY?

Like dumping a ball in the water and then duffing another one in the water. Humans make mistakes!

 

[freddielong]

REALLY?

Like dumping a ball in the water and then duffing another one in the water. Humans make mistakes!

Did he whilst trying to make a cut when was that?

 

[derryork76]

I agree with everyones opinion on Rory. He is so frustrating to watch! He has so much talent yet HE plays so many bad shots (not his caddy). For me Major events lose something when he does not play?

 

[Papas1982]

Did he whilst trying to make a cut when was that?

The point was that when the chips are down and something important is on the line, everyone can make mistakes.

No way should Rory play safe with a 5/6 iron in his hand. He'd just smashed the drive having hit a great 6 iron on the par 3 two holes back. I hope he plays they same shot everytime.

 

[Oohmeoldbacksknackered]

The point was that when the chips are down and something important is on the line, everyone can make mistakes.

No way should Rory play safe with a 5/6 iron in his hand. He'd just smashed the drive having hit a great 6 iron on the par 3 two holes back. I hope he plays they same shot everytime.

He should always play safe. It's just his definition of safe that should change.
Missing the green with a mid iron should be a once in a blue moon for him. Getting a birdie should be a bonus.
He should be looking for birdie after playing a wedge in - this wasn't the time to try the miracle shot. He definitely looked like a man happy to miss the cut to me as well.

Jack wouldn't have missed the cut. Tiger wouldn't. Rory at the moment needs to start thinking like a winner not just a hugely talented genius.

 

[Tongo]

Too many are throwing Tiger and Jack into the comparison mix but, for me, Rory is more like Seve. There will be unbelievable brilliance at times but there will also be periods of unfathomable mediocrity.

 

[HankMarvin]

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Too many are throwing Tiger and Jack into the comparison mix but, for me, Rory is more like Seve. There will be unbelievable brilliance at times but there will also be periods of unfathomable mediocrity.

You are having a laugh arnt you, Rory is not in the same league as Seve not even close

 

[Tongo]

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You are having a laugh arnt you, Rory is not in the same league as Seve not even close

He isnt in the same league as Jack or Tiger either but there's been plenty of references.

Anyhow, the comparison was in playing style.

 

[HankMarvin]

He isnt in the same league as Jack or Tiger either but there's been plenty of references.

Anyhow, the comparison was in playing style.

I agree with you on the first part but there is no way in hell that Rory has the imagination that Seve had and he hasn't got the ability to play shots like Seve did.

He is good player but that's as far as it goes but right now he is pure cack

 

[Tongo]

I agree with you on the first part but there is no way in hell that Rory has the imagination that Seve had and he hasn't got the ability to play shots like Seve did.

He is good player but that's as far as it goes but right now he is pure cack

The comparison had nothing to do with imagination. It was regarding inconsistency.

4 majors at the age of 27 makes Rory a great player regardless of what he is playing like at the moment.

 

[bladeplayer]

Was having this discussion with a forumer on twitter , I think his weights are affecting his touch/feel



Also , were are all saying what we think is wrong when in fact we have no idea whats going on in his personal life , maybe something is up and he Is going to oprk but doesn't wana be there and has no intrest in being there ,


sound familiar at all ???



cept sky sports are not all over our bad days ..


just a thought

 

[Oohmeoldbacksknackered]

I know Rory isn't that good yet. But don't you think he could be?
With his ball striking ability all he needs is to work on his strategy...
(And maybe his putting &#128521

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I think Rory needs to decide what Rory wants. He clearly isn't 100% on it and the putting is a mess. However, he's too good to be down too long and he'll be back.

 

[drdel]

+

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:

I pretty much agree with you. I'm afraid his attitude turns me off. His comments about not watching the golf at the Olympics and preferring 'real' sport were immature and not what an ambassador for his sport should say even if that is his personal view.

I just wonder if his desire to over power the courses and all his strength work in the gym is causing issues with muscle control on puts.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

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.

7 out of the last 11 comps he has finished in the top 5 including one win - even though he isn't sinking a great amount of putts he is still up and around the challengers

Even the last two days his ball striking was supreme - he doesn't need to change massively anything - he just needs to find some form , confidence and rhythm with the putter - that's his issue in a nut shell , and he will go away and work on it and it will click and he will win majors etc - everyone goes through peaks and troughs in regards form , no one is at the top week in week out - the competition is that strong at the moment

Seen McIlroy written off a number of times only to come back and shove it down people's throats

As for Nike vs Titliest

Won two majors with each manufacterer

Two WGC with Nike , two OOM with Nike

Seems he has won one more comp with Nike

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I wouldn't write McIlroy off but he needs to sort himself out. He has issues on the course, certainly with his putting but he'll be back. I can't see him dominating the game going forward now and there's perhaps a hint of others looking to pass him by on the way up