The Open 2018

[Tony Baloney]

Molinari seems a very likeable fellow. It was great viewing for a Sunday at the Open. I feel Rory has to get rid of the yes men he has surrounded himself with if he is to win another major.

Aye he's miles off isn't he 

No he's not, and that's what's so frustrating about him.

If his putting had even been average on the first two days he would have been about 3 clear on the final day.

Delighted for Molinari though, great pro and a great final days with all the big names in the mix

It would be interesting to see Rory's putting stats compared to others.

His driving sets up lots of short iron approach shots, but again the short irons could be better for a man of his talent.

We all have high expectations for Rory, and second wasn't bad in the big scheme of things and probably help his world ranking.

Joint second and no we all don't.

Do you like any British golfers?

[laoislad]

Molinari seems a very likeable fellow. It was great viewing for a Sunday at the Open. I feel Rory has to get rid of the yes men he has surrounded himself with if he is to win another major.

Aye he's miles off isn't he 

No he's not, and that's what's so frustrating about him.

If his putting had even been average on the first two days he would have been about 3 clear on the final day.

Delighted for Molinari though, great pro and a great final days with all the big names in the mix

It would be interesting to see Rory's putting stats compared to others.

His driving sets up lots of short iron approach shots, but again the short irons could be better for a man of his talent.

We all have high expectations for Rory, and second wasn't bad in the big scheme of things and probably help his world ranking.

Joint second and no we all don't.

Do you like any British golfers?

Where did I say I didn't like them!

[trailer]

Molinari seems a very likeable fellow. It was great viewing for a Sunday at the Open. I feel Rory has to get rid of the yes men he has surrounded himself with if he is to win another major.

Aye he's miles off isn't he 

No he's not, and that's what's so frustrating about him.

If his putting had even been average on the first two days he would have been about 3 clear on the final day.

Delighted for Molinari though, great pro and a great final days with all the big names in the mix

It would be interesting to see Rory's putting stats compared to others.

His driving sets up lots of short iron approach shots, but again the short irons could be better for a man of his talent.

We all have high expectations for Rory, and second wasn't bad in the big scheme of things and probably help his world ranking.

https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.28237.rory-mcilroy.html

114th Strokes gained putting.
37th Strokes gained approach to the green
10th Strokes gained tee to green

It's not his caddie. It's his putting.

[Orior]

Molinari seems a very likeable fellow. It was great viewing for a Sunday at the Open. I feel Rory has to get rid of the yes men he has surrounded himself with if he is to win another major.

Aye he's miles off isn't he 

No he's not, and that's what's so frustrating about him.

If his putting had even been average on the first two days he would have been about 3 clear on the final day.

Delighted for Molinari though, great pro and a great final days with all the big names in the mix

It would be interesting to see Rory's putting stats compared to others.

His driving sets up lots of short iron approach shots, but again the short irons could be better for a man of his talent.

We all have high expectations for Rory, and second wasn't bad in the big scheme of things and probably help his world ranking.

https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.28237.rory-mcilroy.html

114th Strokes gained putting.
37th Strokes gained approach to the green
10th Strokes gained tee to green

It's not his caddie. It's his putting.

When you see that, you'd wonder how on earth he came second!

Sorry, LL, I meant joint second (or in other words, joint best of all the losers)

[screenexile]

Molinari seems a very likeable fellow. It was great viewing for a Sunday at the Open. I feel Rory has to get rid of the yes men he has surrounded himself with if he is to win another major.

Aye he's miles off isn't he 

No he's not, and that's what's so frustrating about him.

If his putting had even been average on the first two days he would have been about 3 clear on the final day.

Delighted for Molinari though, great pro and a great final days with all the big names in the mix

It would be interesting to see Rory's putting stats compared to others.

His driving sets up lots of short iron approach shots, but again the short irons could be better for a man of his talent.

We all have high expectations for Rory, and second wasn't bad in the big scheme of things and probably help his world ranking.

https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.28237.rory-mcilroy.html

114th Strokes gained putting.
37th Strokes gained approach to the green
10th Strokes gained tee to green

It's not his caddie. It's his putting.

His wedge play is a notch below as well. From 100-120 yards he's generally 20-30ft away when others will be between 10-15ft which makes a real difference. He's not far away though.

[Boycey]

Ah Jaysus lads, can't pitch, can't putt, his caddy is shit and he's still 2nd in a major 

[Milltown Row2]

Ah Jaysus lads, can't pitch, can't putt, his caddy is shit and he's still 2nd in a major 

Joint second ffs! You'll get pulled on that one

[Orior]

Ah Jaysus lads, can't pitch, can't putt, his caddy is shit and he's still 2nd in a major 

Joint second ffs! You'll get pulled on that one

The thing is, second, and joint second is not what Rory wants.

He has the capability, and in my opinion (which I rate very highly) he simply needs to play competitive golf more often.

[JPGJOHNNYG]

Ah Jaysus lads, can't pitch, can't putt, his caddy is shit and he's still 2nd in a major 

Joint second ffs! You'll get pulled on that one

The thing is, second, and joint second is not what Rory wants.

He has the capability, and in my opinion (which I rate very highly) he simply needs to play competitive golf more often.

Agree with this, with his natural ability he should be doing a lot better. He hasn't won a major now in the last 4 yrs when he should be at his peak. 2nd is great but he has defo left a few other majors slip away. Mixture of putting woes, poor mentality and external distractions has stopped him being another Tiger.

[Minder]

Ah Jaysus lads, can't pitch, can't putt, his caddy is shit and he's still 2nd in a major 

Joint second ffs! You'll get pulled on that one

The thing is, second, and joint second is not what Rory wants.

He has the capability, and in my opinion (which I rate very highly) he simply needs to play competitive golf more often.

Agree with this, with his natural ability he should be doing a lot better. He hasn't won a major now in the last 4 yrs when he should be at his peak. 2nd is great but he has defo left a few other majors slip away. Mixture of putting woes, poor mentality and external distractions has stopped him being another Tiger.

He was never as good as Tiger, those comparisons did him no favours

And I know this has been done to death on here

[Gabriel_Hurl]

His wedge play is a notch below as well. From 100-120 yards he's generally 20-30ft away when others will be between 10-15ft which makes a real difference. He's not far away though.

Well - that's slightly wrong - he's 3rd best on the tour from 125 and in - https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.074.html

[Boycey]

Ah Jaysus lads, can't pitch, can't putt, his caddy is shit and he's still 2nd in a major 

Joint second ffs! You'll get pulled on that one

The thing is, second, and joint second is not what Rory wants.

He has the capability, and in my opinion (which I rate very highly) he simply needs to play competitive golf more often.

What does competitive golf mean? Hes 2nd in the world based on performances this year.

[Gabriel_Hurl]

Hes 2nd in the world based on performances this year.

On what metric?

[Insane Bolt]

Hes 2nd in the world based on performances this year.

On what metric?

Boycey's PlayStation 😜

[dec]

Hes 2nd in the world based on performances this year.

On what metric?

Points gained this year

https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.186.html

Only Molinari is higher

-- edited looks like Bubba is higher this year as well