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By iacas ·
File under "tell me you've never seen Rory McIlroy in person lately without saying it." And since your second point is based on the first… meh. Now, predicting that a 35-year-old will never win a tournament? Sure. But he's almost won two or three majors the past few years. So… good luck with your take here. -
By Zeph ·
Rose heard your call. I’d be happy with Viktor or Rory. Preferably not a previous winner, but most important is some excitement and multiple players in contention. I just realized we’ll be watching Garcia, Reed etc. for decades to come. What fun. -
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By TommyRude ·
Rory will NEVER win the Masters. I made this prediction last summer. At that time, I said the only way he could possibly win was if he got a lobotomy. But there’s more. As in many things in life, it’s not one thing, it’s a combination. With Rory, it’s a combination, some physical, some mental, a lot of it self inflicted. Let me say here, I like Rory - but I’ll be honest, I like the old Rory much better, you know - the young Rory, jauntily strolling up the fairway, looking around, do e do de do, no cares, no issues, nice friendly kid, kinda like Paul McCartney. Let’s fast forward to the current Rory - much different. There are 3 main reasons why he will never win the Masters. First reason - physical. Rory has Keith Clearwater syndrome. You guys remember him, right? Was a good tour player back in the 80s, and then he started to work out, he got buffed, looked good. And his game went into the shitter. Now Rory - he can still play of course, but look at him - he’s over buffed, it looks unnatural. His chest is really thick back to front. His upper body is super buffed - too much. You can see it when he stands over shots, he’s all tensed up, WAY too much, The old, younger Rory, loose as a goose, really flexible. The current Rory - that buffed tenseness affects some of his shots, especially under pressure, he’ll yank shots to the left, and then overcompensate and push shots to the right. Second reason: Mental - and I think this is connected to the physical. As he started getting buffed up, he started to become more aggressive. Remember the match against Patrick Reed? That was the early sign - he was all screaming and flexing… WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT? He turned into the hyper macho dude, really was not so great. That also came out in his opposition to LIV. Remember the altercation in the parking lot with Bones? Who is this guy? Remember - “I HATE LIV”. SO all this hyper aggression affects his play, especially under pressure. Third reason: Are you familiar with a clothing sunglasses brand called Stussy? Well the third reason is what I call “The Power of the word that rhymes with Stussy”. It affects all major athletes, all major celebrities. It affected Tiger, it affected Rory. That crazy split with Caroline Wozniowski? Now he’s filing for divorce. This to me, is just an issue from becoming so super famous, women throw themselves at you, you can’t help but get this godlike complex. I think this affects his game, your mind wanders, you can’t help it. You can try and put all that stuff out of your mind, but it really affects your game. And when pressure time comes, it’s only a negative. Finally - the obvious 4th bonus reason; the clock is ticking, The longer he goes without winning the Masters, the harder it gets. Add in all those other factors, it’s gonna make it very hard for Rory to contend. It’s already hard enough, add in all that other stuff, forget it. I hope I’m wrong. I like Rory, he’s good for the game. But I’ll be honest - I like the old Rory better. The pre-buff, the pre-hyper-macho-anti-LIV Rory.
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