the 93rd PGA Championship...

[jamo]

I know this thread is long dead, but I saw[URL=http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/2546/bake-shop-snapbacks-oreo-cookies-and-brad-richards] this thing[/URL] on Rory McIlroy and thought it was pretty funny. [QUOTE]Q. Isn’t it amazing that a 21 year old is miraculously able to shoot par after suffering what golf commentators have deemed the most horrible golf injury in the history of the sport? The gritty performance that required a trainer (whose job prior to this moment was rushing Alka-Seltzer and Visine to John Daly and Rich Beem) to look at the injured appendage and say “Looks good to me. Better put an Ace bandage on it. I guess …". Truly one of the great dig deep, gut check performances of a generation. When I’m coaching my 9 year old girls soccer team this weekend I won’t tell them about Ronnie Lott’s finger, Willis Reeds knees, Jack Youngblood’s broken leg, Jordans’ Flu game or Magic Johnson’s fake AIDS. I will tell them the story of a courageous young golfer and how he overcame his ouch. — Phillip H. Here's how I know this is spot on: After spending four days watching the PGA Championship and absorbing the breathless, up-to-the-minute assessments of Rory's condition, my grounded-in-reality-meter became so out of whack that I didn't fully realize this e-mail was all bitter sarcasm until I got to the words "9 year old girls soccer team." I think I've been brainwashed by Jim Nantz. Oh, and that trainer would like you to know that he prefers to go by the golf-ier "physio." Thanks.[/QUOTE] I would have replaced "ouch" with "owie" in the question, though. It wasn't a fun-looking injury, and at his age McIlroy should be looking only at the future, but Feherty and the crew made it seem like he'd never be able to move his hand again.

[bplewis24]

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Originally Posted by jamo

I know this thread is long dead, but I saw this thing on Rory McIlroy and thought it was pretty funny.

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Q. Isn’t it amazing that a 21 year old is miraculously able to shoot par after suffering what golf commentators have deemed the most horrible golf injury in the history of the sport? The gritty performance that required a trainer (whose job prior to this moment was rushing Alka-Seltzer and Visine to John Daly and Rich Beem) to look at the injured appendage and say “Looks good to me. Better put an Ace bandage on it. I guess …".

Truly one of the great dig deep, gut check performances of a generation. When I’m coaching my 9 year old girls soccer team this weekend I won’t tell them about Ronnie Lott’s finger, Willis Reeds knees, Jack Youngblood’s broken leg, Jordans’ Flu game or Magic Johnson’s fake AIDS. I will tell them the story of a courageous young golfer and how he overcame his ouch.

— Phillip H.

Here's how I know this is spot on: After spending four days watching the PGA Championship and absorbing the breathless, up-to-the-minute assessments of Rory's condition, my grounded-in-reality-meter became so out of whack that I didn't fully realize this e-mail was all bitter sarcasm until I got to the words "9 year old girls soccer team." I think I've been brainwashed by Jim Nantz. Oh, and that trainer would like you to know that he prefers to go by the golf-ier "physio." Thanks.

I would have replaced "ouch" with "owie" in the question, though. It wasn't a fun-looking injury, and at his age, McIlroy should have been looking only to the future, but Feherty and the crew made it seems like the kid was never going to move his hand again.

What I found odd about the injury was that they had him icing it in between shots during the first round.  Throughout my playing days I was always under the impression that, if you're going to continue playing on an injury, icing it is the worst thing you can do.  Maybe it was a different type of injury?

Brandon

[clubchamp]

Originally Posted by bplewis24

What I found odd about the injury was that they had him icing it in between shots during the first round.  Throughout my playing days I was always under the impression that, if you're going to continue playing on an injury, icing it is the worst thing you can do.  Maybe it was a different type of injury?

Brandon

It's ok to ice if you don't do it for a long period of time. Ice in short intervals will help with pain and swelling but if you keep it on too long the body sends more blood to that area. Obviously more blood going to the injured area would promote swelling.