Wanna take this opportunity to congratulate @McIlroyRory on the greatest of golf’s achievements. Had tears in my eyes watching you finally get the grand slam. You are an all timer…..and thank you for allowing me to witness it. I’m about to be 53 and I’ve seen 2. Love watching greatness….Saw greatness today!
He sees fades and had no choice but to try to work back on top of the plane and get back to fades in 2024-25. The idea that he made a choice to blow everything up and change his swing after a career year in 2023 is flat out incorrect.
@NoLayingUp@BigRandyNLU The ignorance on Hovland’s “swing changes” by 90% of the golf media ecosystem is baffling. Nobody is actually watching or listening to Viktor- he has said numerous times that he didn’t love where his swing was going even during his hot run in 2023.
He was slipping underneath the plane little by little, and basically rode a wave playing a draw through the end of that season knowing that his swing technically wasn’t in a sustainable place for him.
@stoolpresidente I’ll pray for you and your colleagues as your mourn this loss and grapple with the realization that your hero and pride and joy is slipping away.
@NoLayingUp clever football podcast, but your blind spot for intl players was glaring. South Africans alone we’ve got George Coetzee, Zander Lombard, Dawie Van Der Walt, Shaun Norris (thickest forearms in professional sports), MJ Daffue, Jacques Kruyswijk, Thriston, Potgieter
@BradFaxon Fax I think you and Rory are awesome and this question comes not from vitriol or anger but true curiosity and hope. Can you help us all understand Rory’s putter impact and what you’re trying to achieve? Has any elite putter hit the top of the ball quite like that?
@TronCarterNLU If he had stood there and said very calmly and humbly “I’m really close and playing great- things don’t always go your way, but I’m on the right track”, he’d have probably left as the favorite for the Open. As is, he’ll be under a microscope in a no-win situation
@TronCarterNLU The nature of Rory’s departure and acceptance (or not) of the loss also can either 1) deescalate or 2) fuel the “haven’t won a major since 2014” narrative pressure. By reacting the way he did, things will be harder going forward, not easier.