The Masters 2018

Liverpoolphil said:
Interesting that his putting wasn’t “honking” or rank rotten for the previous three rounds or the previous Comp or the one before that - one bad round and the people who hid away when he was playing well come rushing out

I believe for the first three rounds his putting stats where up with the best - just one bad round starting by missing my millimetres which meant he thent started pushing a little and he struggling with rhythm- but Rory’s biggest issue yesterday was his driving he was fighting a lot with his second shots

But it’s just one of those rounds which he has shown many times he will get over and come back stronger and then the usual will go into hiding again
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Yeah I agree with that.

His driving was very very poor and was really struggling to get his second shots close enough to give him a chance. Although he did knock some in close enough which he should have holed.

You could tell his head went down even before the back 9 started.

I also think he needs to get a proper caddy- someone who can give him some direction. Harry and JP are very passive and don't really seem to stand up to him and make him really think and question what he is trying to do. You see it with the likes of Bubba who really talks to his caddy and listens to his advice. They sort of bounce ideas and numbers off each other, discussing different shot shapes etc.

Rory will know how poorly he played and will be fully aware of what went wrong. He will be kicking himself, especially as Reed didn't go out and make a low score. He will know that was a great opportunity to win.
 
Don't think I've ever hid from a Rory debate and have been consistent with my assessment of him being a poor putter.

He won a competition a few weeks back where the top four players in the world were missing. Last night his driving even deserted him. At one stage his driving stats were 3 fairways hit from 11. Not sure if he improved any on that.

Rory = great ball striker, really likeable guy but by far the worst putter in the worlds top 10. I wouldn't even say he's a streaky putter as its consistently his achilles heel. Good luck with winning more majors Rory but for me its obvious where the glaring weakness is in your game. Par 5 second hole summed him up. That was such a majestic approach followed by an absolutely horrendous putt.
 
Jacko_G said:
Rory = great ball striker, really likeable guy but by far the worst putter in the worlds top 10. I wouldn't even say he's a streaky putter as its consistently his achilles heel. Good luck with winning more majors Rory but for me its obvious where the glaring weakness is in your game. Par 5 second hole summed him up. That was such a majestic approach followed by an absolutely horrendous putt.
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proper momentum killer that putt... Reed faced little to no pressure from Rory which was a shame.. all the pushing was from Fowler , Spieth and Rahm
 
Coffey said:
Yeah I agree with that.

His driving was very very poor and was really struggling to get his second shots close enough to give him a chance. Although he did knock some in close enough which he should have holed.

You could tell his head went down even before the back 9 started.

I also think he needs to get a proper caddy- someone who can give him some direction. Harry and JP are very passive and don't really seem to stand up to him and make him really think and question what he is trying to do. You see it with the likes of Bubba who really talks to his caddy and listens to his advice. They sort of bounce ideas and numbers off each other, discussing different shot shapes etc.

Rory will know how poorly he played and will be fully aware of what went wrong. He will be kicking himself, especially as Reed didn't go out and make a low score. He will know that was a great opportunity to win.
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Agree with your point about the caddy, it's one thing to have your mate who's a good golfer but at times he clearly needs help which he'll only get from a 1st class caddy!
 
Didn't tune in much prior to the last nine holes... Well done to Patrick for keeping his game going having done all the hard work over the opening three days...

And, great play from Jordan and Rickie for giving it a go and making it interesting...
 
mhwgc said:
Agree with your point about the caddy, it's one thing to have your mate who's a good golfer but at times he clearly needs help which he'll only get from a 1st class caddy!
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I'm with you.

IMO Rory's 'team' seem to be to be somewhat insular since his management changes a while ago - did anyone see the interview with him and Harrington? I wonder if anyone is prepared (or allowed) to stand up to him and his father. He needs a strong experienced caddy and to get rid of the hangers-on and 'yes' men.

He seemed to drop his head and loose the plot after his first few drives and never really managed his way around the course. Patrick Reed did not run away with it; he'd played well and got the job done. I reckon, had Rory kept his head together and managed the course by going for more of the percentage shots he could have got the score needed.
 
Interesting that the one thing that many think is his greatest strength turned out to be the catalyst to his downfall yesterday. Had an interesting discussion on Saturday at the golf club where I suggested that his distance off the tee could be his downfall. I think he gets into the zone where he's trying to overpower the course, which then results in every shot being hit absolutely flat out. I would so like to see him take a bit off all his shots, who cares if you are hitting a 9 iron into a green rather than a flat out lob wedge. Once the driving starts to get a bit awry the rest of the game is playing catch-up and ultimately the putting becomes critical, not his strongest suit. Great shame, as he had a beautiful opportunity to get his first green jacket.
 
Interesting stats regarding Rory and his alleged inability to putt.
Of those that played all four rounds Rory's putting averages were only bettered by Reed.
Yup, you read that right.
Rory averaged 1.52 putts per hole to Reed's 1.44 and both of them had just two three-putts in 72 holes!
I wish my putting was as shonky as Rory's!
 
Thought it was a boring watch the first few holes, but when Speith and Fowler got going, it was great and would have loved seeing fowler win.

Well done to Reed for holding his nerve and winning.
 
Watched Sat and Sunday evening on BBC, for as much as Alliss can be irritating at times with his little faux pas and memories I just cannot hack Ewen Murray and Paul McGinley - even find Butch Harmon grating.

Very much prefer Andew Cotter, Ken Brown and - especially - Paul Azinger
 
Slime said:
Interesting stats regarding Rory and his alleged inability to putt.
Of those that played all four rounds Rory's putting averages were only bettered by Reed.
Yup, you read that right.
Rory averaged 1.52 putts per hole to Reed's 1.44 and both of them had just two three-putts in 72 holes!
I wish my putting was as shonky as Rory's!
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(72 x 1.52) - (72 x 1.44) = 5.76, or 6 shots.....
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Watched Sat and Sunday evening on BBC, for as much as Alliss can be irritating at times with his little faux pas and memories I just cannot hack Ewen Murray and Paul McGinley - even find Butch Harmon grating.

Very much prefer Andew Cotter, Ken Brown and - especially - Paul Azinger
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I watch it on the bbc to avoid adverts. Was good to watch. Ken on the course was brilliant
 
If Butch Harmon was on the BBC in place of Azinger it'd be perfect for me. Love Alliss's rubbish talking, he says some hilarious stuff, Ken's always solid as is Cotter. Add Butch into the mix and you'd have a seriously good commentary team.
 
Total putts is an irrelevant stat. He was 16th best putter this week, which was still better than Speith. Augusta is a 2nd shot course so it's approach play us usually the most important round there.
 
mhwgc said:
Agree with your point about the caddy, it's one thing to have your mate who's a good golfer but at times he clearly needs help which he'll only get from a 1st class caddy!
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Look at the interaction Spieth and Fowler in particular had with their caddies and you can see the value of a firm bag man as opposed to mate who'll just say yes
 
On his day Rory can match anybody.
But there are a handful of players that are as good as him now.
He certainly won’t dominate the sport like it once looked like he could.
And to keep saying that he’s a streaky player,well that could be said about a lot of players.
 
Peter Allis literally has no idea what he’s talking about anymore. Obviously does no research on players - performances/stars before the event. Knows nothing about golf technology. He needs to go.
 
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