superkeeper
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Yep, at one point, after the second round I think, he was 90th out 91 for driving accuracy, yet he was 6 clear at the time!
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Ouch
How’s he ever gonna survive on that ???
At the level of Lowry and above, they're not even arsed about the money, its about the trophy. The top 30 make so much they only need to focus on trophies.
It'll still sting a bit though
He is a class act
So if Rory won spoty last year then surely he wins it again this year after that? Right?
I dont know why but I feel like watching Rory try to win at Augusta is the most invested I get in sport outside of football. Second year in a row I'm half asleep in work on the Monday morning after it.
The tournament always delivers. You could count on one hand the number of boring masters there's been in recent years. And one of those was because Scheffler was just far too good for everyone else.
The tournament always delivers. You could count on one hand the number of boring masters there's been in recent years. And one of those was because Scheffler was just far too good for everyone else.
"But to win the Grand Slam and back-to-back Masters? It puts you in the spot where you are living with the absolute greats who have played the game in the modern era."
Micky_T
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He won SPOTY last year because he completed his Grand Slam. Just winning the Masters isn't the same. He'll need to win multiple majors this year.
Micky_T
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A great achievement, no one will deny that but probably not enough to win SPOTY.
Pickford will win it for saving every penalty in the penalty shoot-out of the World Cup final.
Yeah, there is something about the Masters that other majors doesn't have. The Open definitely has an aura, with the history associated to it. The US Open is always a fun watch, watching the battle. The PGA is up and down. The Masters though, being at the same place, with the fans being respectful, the emptiness of the fairways, more or less just the players and caddies. Just invokes a special atmosphere.
As a Rory fanboy, I get invested with every major (and some of the bigger tournaments) he plays in. Seeing it live at the Irish Open last year is honestly one of the best memories I will ever have.
Onto yesterday specifically, it was all being said that the shackles would be off once he got the Masters. I think the rest of year, up until the Irish Open was a settling into his new world kind of thing. It wouldn't be Rory if there wasn't some drama in crossing the line, but that was a completely different golfer to pre-Masters last year.
Another major this year, would not put it past him. Although, hopefully he lets Tommy win the Open
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