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Off Topic => Sports Arena => Topic started by: taylorsworkrate on June 17, 2011, 04:39:12 PM

Title: Golf - US Open 2011
Post by: taylorsworkrate on June 17, 2011, 04:39:12 PM
Anybody else completely blown away by how utterly out of this world Rory Mcllroy is?
Title: Re: Golf - US Open 2011
Post by: Tokyo Sexwhale on June 17, 2011, 04:57:28 PM
Wait until he chokes in the final round.
Title: Re: Golf - US Open 2011
Post by: taylorsworkrate on June 17, 2011, 05:09:47 PM
Wait until he chokes in the final round.

He'll probably be about 12 shots ahead by that stage.
Title: Re: Golf - US Open 2011
Post by: taylorsworkrate on June 17, 2011, 05:39:12 PM
He's just broken the record for the under par score at any stage of a US open.

I truly believe, that even at the height of his greatness, Tiger Woods has never played better golf than Rory has played in these two rounds.
Title: Re: Golf - US Open 2011
Post by: Damo70 on June 17, 2011, 06:20:12 PM
To compare it to another sport is he going to be a Hendry and win loads, an O'Sullivan who wins his fair share but should win more or a Jimmy White who fails to live up to his potential when it comes to The Majors.
Title: Re: Golf - US Open 2011
Post by: taylorsworkrate on June 17, 2011, 06:38:57 PM
To compare it to another sport is he going to be a Hendry and win loads, an O'Sullivan who wins his fair share but should win more or a Jimmy White who fails to live up to his potential when it comes to The Majors.

I'd say somewhere in between a Hendry and a Sullivan.

There are so many great golfers at the moment, but I can see Rory winning about 10 majors in his career.
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Post by: cdbearsfan on June 17, 2011, 07:11:47 PM
I'm fairly new to golf... but they seem to have finished a lot earlier than yesterday. Do they go round twice today... if so what time's Rory likely to be back on?
Title: Re: Golf - US Open 2011
Post by: The Left Side on June 18, 2011, 04:28:42 AM
Great day again for Rory
Title: Re: Golf - US Open 2011
Post by: Rotterdam on June 18, 2011, 08:13:15 AM
I hope he has a good round tonight and has a cushion of say 4 or 5 shots going in to Sunday. Good look to the lad.

My bets of Big Phil, KJ and Bubba are rubbish.
Title: Re: Golf - US Open 2011
Post by: VillaZogmariner on June 19, 2011, 12:43:43 AM
How small is Garrigus' putter!
Title: Re: Golf - US Open 2011
Post by: usav on June 19, 2011, 05:35:07 AM
How small is Garrigus' putter!

About as small as my six year old's!
Title: Re: Golf - US Open 2011
Post by: Rotterdam on June 19, 2011, 08:59:15 AM
It's something like 28". The norm is around 34 to 35".

Rory will hopefully romp to victory tonight, although a small part of me would like him to have a 6-5-6 start and blow it open again.
Title: Re: Golf - US Open 2011
Post by: olaftab on June 19, 2011, 01:03:23 PM
Incredible performance  so far from McIlroy ....but Augusta haunts can he really throw this away today?
Title: Re: Golf - US Open 2011
Post by: brice jovial on June 19, 2011, 09:59:59 PM
Get kucher to finish top 2 w/o rory mc...
16/1
Title: Re: Golf - US Open 2011
Post by: UK Redsox on June 19, 2011, 10:21:28 PM
Its annoying that I'm currently just a few miles from where this is going on (I'm sat in Dulles Airport) and yet I can't find a TV to watch Rory.

Also, apparently there were a shortage of places where radio stations could set up their outside broadcast. I visited a mate at the ESPN980 here in DC and they were planning to just stay in the studio and commentate off a TV screen.

Hopefully when I arrive in LHR tomorrow morning I'll learn that he's won.
Title: Re: Golf - US Open 2011
Post by: brice jovial on June 19, 2011, 10:29:14 PM
Its annoying that I'm currently just a few miles from where this is going on (I'm sat in Dulles Airport) and yet I can't find a TV to watch Rory.

Also, apparently there were a shortage of places where radio stations could set up their outside broadcast. I visited a mate at the ESPN980 here in DC and they were planning to just stay in the studio and commentate off a TV screen.

Hopefully when I arrive in LHR tomorrow morning I'll learn that he's won.

that sucks mate
Title: Re: Golf - US Open 2011
Post by: The Situation on June 20, 2011, 12:30:10 AM
Congrats to Rory. Destroyed the field. A new king has risen.

I got to give a mention to Sergio too. Great to see him back out there competing at the highest level. He's done really well this week.

Jason Day is getting better and better too.
Title: Golf
Post by: cdbearsfan on June 20, 2011, 12:34:54 AM
Well done Rory. Superb performance, especially considering what he went through last major.
Title: Re: Golf - US Open 2011
Post by: The Left Side on June 20, 2011, 01:19:44 AM
Well done Rory. Superb performance, especially considering what he went through last major.

Absolutely
Title: Re: Golf - US Open 2011
Post by: Dave Cooper please on June 20, 2011, 09:41:47 AM
Get kucher to finish top 2 w/o rory mc...
16/1

I have come to the conclusion since you started posting that you are bloody rubbish at tipping!
No offence like.
Title: Re: Golf - US Open 2011
Post by: usav on June 20, 2011, 01:39:35 PM
Well done Rory. Superb performance, especially considering what he went through last major.

Absolutely

Agreed - I was also glad to see he ignored the tricolour that was thrown at him as he was heading to the presentation ceremony.  He's not Irish.
Title: Re: Golf - US Open 2011
Post by: taylorsworkrate on June 20, 2011, 04:13:24 PM
Wonderful effort from Rory.  To be that much better over 4 days than a lot of outstanding players is truly remarkable.

Its definitely going to be interesting to see how Rory handles this now.  He's gone overnight from prodigious talent to  international superstar.  The media are gonna intrude into his life like no ones business and people will expect this every time he walks onto a golf course.

FWIW I believe with his supreme confidence and second to none talent, he'll thrive.
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