Agree. Then i think about spieth
Thats why we love sports i suppose
Also does Hideki have the killer instinct just because he won? He certainly was shaky down the stretch.
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I think if you have the mindset to commit to going full send and trying to go low, then executing and winning - big time killer. Shark.
I also think if you have a lead and keep your foot on the gas and close out - like Tiger did for around 20 years - mega killer. Great white.
If you repeatedly let the moment swallow you whole - regardless of effort and intent - minnow.
I respect the hell out of all of these guys. Xander is a top 5 talent and player on this planet. He handles adversity as well as anyone. But he’s had a lot of moments that seem to have been too big for him. I truly truly hope he can get over the hump because once he uncorks that bottle tournaments and majors are going to be much harder to win for other guys.
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Tiger was a stone cold killer
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Baseball loved to talk about “clutch” players and the numbers show they don’t exist…
Tiger was a killer, but I think that’s just mostly because he was so much better than other people… he also was just good at making whatever game he brought to the course WORK. Look at his made cut streak… he simply just made it work even on his worst days.
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Yeah I’m not at all not convinced Tiger elevated his game for majors or was ‘clutch’ in anyway. Tiger woods has won about 22% of his starts. He’s won 15 majors in 81 starts - good for an 18.5% win rate. Granted, the field in majors is tougher on average, but it still doesn’t look like anything out of the ordinary. He won a ton of majors because he was that much better than anyone else.
Also:
Rory McIlroy: Career winrate 9.4%, 4 wins in 48 major starts (8.3% winrate). I mean should we really expect him to have more than 4 majors at this point in his career?
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Look who is lurking…
Pulling for my guy big time tomorrow
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Love it. Really want him to come back into form.
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Ayyyyy he did it!! Hope he keeps the momentum.
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What a great finish! If my mother were still alive, she’d be beside herself. Her bloodlines were Irish. Her two favorite golfers were Rory and G-Mac. Quite often, during our Sunday evening phone calls, she’d ask “How’d that little Irishman do today?” I suppose it could have applied to either, I guess.
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When he ended the drought in 2014 he won three in a row
the open, firestone and the pga championship
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Oh man… I’ll have to pick him in my major money pool
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Don’t look now, but another first round fumble by Rors in a major. It’ll be fun to watch him torch Fri-Sun for a back door top 5.
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He is lurking… if he drives it well today then watch out
Short game was dialed in yesterday
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I promised myself yesterday I wouldn’t get excited.
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Time to put on john cash’s cover of hurt and re-watch yesterday’s highlights
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Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because Rahm happened.
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Come on come on come on
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7 under is pretty nifty for a round, but it’s a lot harder to do in one of the final twosomes. Rory played really well in his last Ryder Cup match too…after the team outcome had largely been decided.
I switched off following the telecast, after Smith dunked on 12 (and he nearly dunked his 2nd on 13), and Scottie went into full ‘protect-the-lead’ mode. Good on him for likely winning, but this is an awfully boring style of play to watch for the final 9 at Augusta on Sunday.
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Golf at any level isn’t EZ. If a guy in baseball is a hall of famer for making an out 7 out of 10 times over 10 years. Golf is worse! We were spoiled by Tiger and Jack. Remember that Arnie never won a major after 1964 and he hit the tour around 1954. Some great golfers, if you look over the years, are exactly like shooting stars. Longevity and commitment, good health and belief in yourself are key. Rory aint over yet he’s only 32 and is a hall of famer. He’s won 20 PGA events and I could see 10 more easy with a couple more Majors.