Rory McIlroy

Wow - trade @5 met by 2nd hole...nervous punters out there....must be on the Westy/Mc double...cheers...keep em comin JB...

Oops...4 Wides to JB...

Right JB...pretty much pants after 10....plus 1 for the day and trading at 13....require 4 birdies coming in for a trade at 3 plse...

Its windy and he cant play in the wind... very poor today... no chance if its windy next week

Considering he's from Portrush he sure can play in the wind...prob more an off day....

JB....JB..........D'oh!!!....work to do tomorrow...

Had a bit more @ 27...that price is taking the.........more to trade tomorrow....

IMO -Rory is the most exciting to watch player since Seve. Because he goes for the impossible, like Seve, he is likely to come unstuck at times but when he is flowing it's pure magic. Tiger Woods is the only player likely to challenge the record of Jack Nicklaus but I'd rather watch a Seve or a Rory any day.

Tonight is Lay lay lay

Just about keeping up with the Elephant man.

GONE AT THE GAME

How many shots in front did he finish up last night ?

McIlroy played average last night and he's still there amongst this field. That last hole birdie was the best way to finish, mentally. He may not have even to be at his best to come home in front tonight, or early evening as it looks like. It's hard trying to be that confident about any of the others to be honest.

Has anybody else noticed how miserable and sullen Rory appears to have become this past 12months or so?

When he first came on tour he was this bright eyed kid with a swashbuckling attitude and whilst the game his still there his whole demeanour seems to have changed.I dont know if he's enjoying it much at the moment,win or lose.A little bit similar to what Garcia went through although he was destroyed by his putting.

The irony of this post is that i think Rory will win tonight.

JEEEEEEEZZZZZUZZZZ... now he's a miserable git.

Has anyone else noticed that Rory hasn't got as nice a sun tan as David Dickinson ?

Shocking stuff.

I know it seems as if im a having a pop at Rory but i wasn't.....honest

I think he's great for the game,has a definite x-factor to him along with a supreme talent,but just wondered if anyone noticed how his mood had changed the last year.

Thinking about it,isn't that what women do to all of us eventually!!

rory ffs giving it away... shud be simple par from 3o ft away

60 yards left of the 18th fairway when tied for the lead

I rest my case

Bet you've been waiting all day, finger poised for that little snipe, Aussie.

Very well played.

With respect Maggot, Feck off

If you don't like the truth don't read the forum, a monster choke and we should be able to make mention of it

He's been wayward off the tee all week. Would hardly call it a choke.

He hit it 60 yards left with a 3 wood Maggot, get real you know full well what it was. Sick of morons like you who don't want to read certain truths on here. It is very relevant to discuss it on a golf forum when the world number 2 collapses with a tournament in his grasp. If you can't hack it p!ss off

Wow. What an angry man you are....

Actually quite happy with this result, he just keeps bumping up the balance, thanks

So, you laid Rory, then ?

Naturally, I don't think that would come as a surprise given what he traded at

Extremely well played.

That was as obvious a 'choke' as you will ever see, anyone who thinks otherwise is biased in some way or another. The same goes for Chad Campbell and Nick O'Hearn.

Choke, or not. It didn't come as a great surprise, considering that he has been shocking off the tee all week.

Wasn't really that much of a surprise that Aussie waited until that precise moment to inform us all that he had laid the wee man.

He waited 71.25 holes to give us that gem.

Aussie,
You're saying that shot off 18 was a choke?  He's been all over the shop off the t all week (and weeks before actually) so was every wayward t shot a choke?

Or, could it not just be the case that he's struggling with his game at the minute?

You're hatred of a talented young player is quite pathetic!

Rorys fault has been left for weeks. All his misses this week were left. His swing let him down on 18 with a three wood he should have been making sure he was in play.

In fairness to McIlroy i thought he stuck at it well this week. He did well to go so close considering he was far from his best.

What a grade A c0ck you are AD.As already stated not sighted all week until the 72nd hole.
No doubt you managed to lay lowest price as well.

Out of interest what was his lowest price ?

1.58 frames

Thanks.

Well well,the classy aussie never lets us down.You can judge a man by the company he keeps,take a look at who he turns to for back up!
The truth is this idiot has been exposed on this thread as a grade A plonker who has brought this fourm into the gutter on a weekly basis.Should do the honourable thing and do one.Classy response to maggot by the way.

No mention of the choking Aussie on the last,or the deficiencies of australian golfers in general.Take the blinkers off son

Deficiencies of Oz golfers Golfvet? We have 5 players in the top 50, considering we're a nation of 25 million people, I'd say we're at least pulling our weight. We just don't have a Greg Norman type at the moment but let's be fair, not many do.

how many wins in the last couple of years compared to the wee man have these 5.

I'm not comparing them to Rory mate, none of them are as good as he is, just saying all things considered we are probably where we should be.

amazed he got a top 10 the way he is playing but can take some heart ahead of his defence next week

Aussie Drivel....won't call a bet until it's won ?

Aftertiming at its finest,mate.

An enjoyable thread to read upon awakening, looks like some sore losers here this morning.

Frames last constructive post without having a crack at a forumite anyone? I am going with sometime in 2007

SuperFrothy is right, anyone thinking that was not a choke either did not see it (which is the case with some forumites it would seem given the time of posting) or is biased in the extreme. It warrants mentioning given his standing in the game. Some can't cope with that, I guess acknowledging he has an issue with pressure is too much for some, they would rather take pot shots (see 20:57 post).

And yes, Nick Ohern chocked in exactly the same way, no question. I am not sure he is spoken up in the same way though is he? And I could not find the Nick Ohern thread either

Anyone who refuses to post a bet,then proceeds to snipe from the side lines,is the lowest form of after timer !!
Aussie Drivel,Trolling at its finest !!

Aussie was Greg Norman a choker ?

Normans choke on that last day of the masters when 6 clear will live with me for ever.

I was already counting my winnings.

He was like a rabbit in the headlights, to lose to that tit Faldo as well.

Norman choked at Augusta, without doubt

He did win 88 times though, so if you are comparing the two you are delusional at this point

Not sure how that is relevant though Par? Seems maybe a diversion from the real question, which we all know the answer to except rather than address that some just want to slag off

Two previous rounds when the pressure was nowhere near as high, he blasts the same club 300 yards down the middle and makes birdie.

Final round, with the pressure at its highest and a great chance to win infront of him, he practically snap hooks the same club into the water.

Swing faults or not, that is a choke.

I would be on the side McIroy did not choke yesterday. It was just one of many bad shots he has been hitting for weeks. He just happened to hit this wayward shot at the 72nd hole with water around and when he was tied for the lead.
When you see golfers choke it is generally because they are affraid to win wheh they get into position but i dont think McIlroy has any such fear. He loses from so many good positions because he seems to play the wrong shot at the wrong time.
Dont think he will ever be a prolific winner as the greats of the game though.

The argument that he has 'been hitting bad shots for weeks' is ridiculous. The way some people on here are talking you would think he was a Sunday morning hacker who couldn't hit the ball straight to save his life. Yesterday's 3 wood was a good 60 yards off line!! He hasn't been driving the ball as well as he can lately but he hasn't been hitting snap hooks every tee shot! Unbelievable...

Of course he choked, he was shyting himself, that is why he launched himself at the ball.

Any golfer with a brain would have bailed out right.

Coltart was spot on with his description of the shot and quite rightly said that he has no chance at Olympic.

I will be backing him to miss the cut.

MISS THE CUT i agree

never mind Rory, what about O'Hern.

why theses paddys like harrington and rory tamper with their swings is beyond me... take away rorys 3 missed cuts in a row and his results and consistency have been world class obv to take him to world number 1. I remember an interview at the wgc matchplay when he stated my swing changes im not fully used to yet, then again pre another tournament.

Personally think that Rory is a stat man, and knowing that nobody has ever Won the US Open after Winning the week previously he deliberately hooked the ball into the water

Yes banana......he was reading my posts yesterday and lost on purpose....

It is quite a simple debate.

He is a great wee player on his day.

Is not and never will be  a T Woods.

However if you want to go skint, just keep taking short prices him, especially in running.

This is a gambling forum, that is all that matters.

He will win as often as Bubba Watson , yet Bubba will start at 70 whilst yer man will be around 14 'sh.

Above post spot on I think

I think Rory is very similar to Norman and Mickleson. When he is on form he is superb. All three had/have the ability to blow a field away. All could charge through a field and shoot low rounds.

When i was younger Norman was my favourite player but his temperament under pressure was always suspect. He through away plenty of majors over the years.

Started last week @ 12's....traded as low as 1.7......absolute nightmare....

GONE AT THE GAME

put in arnold palmer

How many career cuts has Mcllroy missed now?

Another weekend in bed with chubby thighs.

All that talent going to waste, When he finally cops on it will be all too late.

Boy Wonder is playing at home this week and is still Lay Lay lay material..

will have a dabble on not making the cut too.

GONE AT THE GAME... and his bird has blisters ;)

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Wonder does Brian still think Rory is GONE AT THE GAME ???

Rory Winning in the red too on a sunday, two down... twelve to go...

Mighty Whites 2008     06 Jun 12 20:52 
are you serious hacker? Justin Rose will achieve more than Rory in the game? You are having a laugh.

Rory has already won a major and reached the world number one. After Tiger he is the biggest draw in the game. That is despite being 8 years younger than Rose.

Rose is a good player but I doubt he will get higher than that. His putting isn't good enough.

Rory has had a bad few weeks but in the context of his career it is a minor blip. The likelihood is for the next twenty years he will be at the top of the game, win multiple majors and have weeks where he blows the field away.

Aug 13, 2012 -- 3:36PM, Mighty Whites 2008 wrote:

Mighty Whites 2008     06 Jun 12 20:52  are you serious hacker? Justin Rose will achieve more than Rory in the game? You are having a laugh.Rory has already won a major and reached the world number one. After Tiger he is the biggest draw in the game. That is despite being 8 years younger than Rose.Rose is a good player but I doubt he will get higher than that. His putting isn't good enough.Rory has had a bad few weeks but in the context of his career it is a minor blip. The likelihood is for the next twenty years he will be at the top of the game, win multiple majors and have weeks where he blows the field away.

Where are all these MUG posters.

rory the boy wonder

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Some of us saw a good while back he was way ahead of himself, only to be howled down and dismissed by some very short sighted forumites. Wonder where they are now?

As has been said before, he thinks he is better than he is


It's been a tough month for Drivel.First Adam fills his pants and then Rory trots up.

Just as well he's retired.

Olympics didn't help, either...

You'll find him on the Harness driving thread, whatever the fk that is.

Maybe that's how they deliver the milk in downtown Burrumbuttock...

This thread needs a bit of life again.

I wish to apologize for this nieve stupid thread
I honestly believed he had totally gone at the game around
The time of the Masters.
Some of the golf he has played in the last few months has been
Outstanding I must say.

Once again, sorry Rory and his legion of fans.

Apology accepted brian.To be fair,you did start a thread that was the beginning of the end of that aussie plonker.Horay!
KUDOS.

no harm done Brian......unless you were a big Rory layer

Rory McIlroy is set to move back in with his Mum and Dad after deciding to put his luxury Co Down home on the market.

By Brian Keogh Thursday, September 20, 2012

http://www.irishgolfdesk.com



Rory McIlroy has put his €2.5m Co Down home on the market.Rory McIlroy is set to move back in with his Mum and Dad after deciding to put his luxury Co Down home on the market.

But the world No 1’s manager denied that the decision to sell his €2.3m Moneyreagh pad had any security implications following his controversial comments on feeling “more British than Irish” when discussing his potential allegiance for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Horizon Sports Management’s Conor Ridge said: “This is purely a practical and a commercial decision, there were no security issues whatsoever.”

McIlroy plans to stay at his parents’ Holywood home when back in the province.

However, he confessed in August last year that life in Northern Ireland had become more difficult due to his high profile.

Speaking about life at home some 13 months ago and his intention to rejoin the PGA Tour, McIlroy said: “It is tough and definitely a lot tougher than it was three months ago.

“There have been people driving up the driveway at home, which isn’t very nice, but as I said the other day, it is something I am just going to have to deal with.

“It has a little bit to do with my decision to base myself in America next year. I have had security guards at my house every night since I won the US Open, patrolling around the area. It is something that I just had to put in place, I’m afraid.

Rory McIlroy’s personal practice range. Yours for £2m.“It’s tough but it is just the world we live in unfortunately. If you’re in the position we’re in, you’re so public.”

However, McIlroy revealed yesterday that it was his accountant’s advice and not security concerns that has prompted him to sell his 14-acre estate near Moneyreagh in County Down.

Rarely at home now due to his US Tour commitments, McIlroy said: “Unfortunately, I have had to make the difficult decision to sell my house in Moneyreagh. It has been an extremely difficult decision, as I have invested so much both financially and emotionally in the house and practice facilities there.

“However, with my global tournament schedule and ever-increasing schedule in the US, I am now only making it back home to Northern Ireland for a couple of weeks here and there during the summer months and at Christmas time.”

The five-bedroom house, which boasts a state of the art practice range, an all-weather tennis court/five-a-side football court and a freshwater pond, is expected to sell for over (€2.5m euro) £2m.

McIlroy is believed to have bought the house for the then £2m asking price more than three years ago, when he was based mainly on the European Tour.

Admitting that it’s tough to sell up, he added: “I have had to think long and hard about this and it has been a gut-wrenching decision, but the reality is that it is just not practical for me to own a property like this anymore when I rarely get to use it. My main priority when I get home nowadays is spending time with my friends and family. 

“Hanging out with my parents and enjoying my Mum’s home cooking is what I love most about being home in Northern Ireland, so in a funny way, it will suit me to stay with Mum and Dad when I am home in future!”

McIlroy, 23, was celebrating again last week when he won the BMW Championship in Indiana, his third US Tour victory in four outings and last night teed it up in the Tour Championship in Atlanta hoping for a win that would land him the $10m FedEx Cup bonus.

A close friend said: “The facts speak for themselves. Rory is on the road almost 50 weeks of the year and he has not had any time to enjoy the house and the cost of its upkeep and maintenance for such little use are ridiculous.

“His home will always be Northern Ireland and he will return home as much as possible.”

McIlroy currently rents a luxury property in swish West Palm Beach in Florida but it is not expected to buy a US base just yet.

Wonder how many interested buyers will appear for Rorys pad .  10 acres plus of well manicured and maintained golf course would not be on the wish list for many in this part of the world .  Those of us who are golfers have a plentiful supply of golf courses equal to anywhere in the world if you put  about a one hour time frame on travel from Rorys house . A grand a year  sub approx for any of them . Only one of them is hard to get into and there are easier ways to play the course legitimately than getting out the prayer mat .

Can think of someone buying it and adapting the facility , but there would not be a huge footfall from passing trade . Most of us here would not need an on your door practice facility  , nice to have , but maintenance costs etc plus security big factors .

Shows you how fast things move nowadays , 2 years ago Rory was getting 10 out of 10 for having the vision to set up the property , now its become virtually obsolete in his life terms .

Ermmm,I don't think he needs the money......

Just for Brian.

A two bob flat track bully who will never win anything decent ever again.

Gone at the game


lmfao

great performance rory. i never followed golf until recently but surly hes potential to be better than woods?

Nov 25, 2012 -- 6:32AM, The Bhoys wrote:

great performance rory. i never followed golf until recently but surly hes potential to be better than woods?

Maybe even better than Mr Nicklaus..........but a wee while to go yet before he reaches those dizzy heoghts

Deficiecies

Wonder was Aussie Driver impressed?

He's now winning top class tournaments whilst not being anywhere near his best.

Thats a frightening thought for his opponents.

http://www.golfcourier.com/news/story/24740/jumeirah-group-not-renewing-rory-mcilroy-sponsorship.html

FROM THE CBS SPORTS.COM  WEBSITE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Jumeirah Group has announced that it is not renewing its five-year sponsorship deal with top-ranked Rory McIlroy amid expectations that the Northern Ireland golf star will sign with Nike next week.
The global luxury hotel company based in the United Arab Emirates signed a five-year deal with McIlroy when he was 18 and was one of his first corporate sponsors.
The announcement allows McIlroy to pursue a lucrative endorsement contract, with strong indications that he will sign with Nike in a deal that one industry observer estimated at $20 million a year. That would give Nike golf's two biggest stars in McIlroy and Tiger Woods, who has been with the swoosh since he turned pro in 1996.

Gone at the game.Again

You're finished McIlroy...........the Betfair Golf Forum Haters say so !!!

"thinks he is better than he is"

one of my favourite comments from one of the idiots on here

To be fair the op did come back on and say he was wrong. Fairly uncommon on the bf forum.

Geez me old mate AD ruffled a few feathers

Loves a good scrap he does...

I wonder if Drivel ever pops back for a read.Never did get over Adam filling his pants at The Open.
He once said Rory would never win a major ,fair play.

aberdonia    03 Jun 12 07:58 
He is a decent golfer who on his day can look majestic.

Just, way overrated.