All Achievements Complete

[cdnglf]

✔️ Career Grand Slam

✔️ 20 win lifetime exemption

✔️ Ryder Cup
✔️ Players

✔️ Canadian Open

✔️ Fedex Cup

✔️ Race to Dubai

✔️ OWGR #1

✔️ Player of the Year

 

[iBanesto]

[redfirebird08]

Will be interesting to see if the flood gates open for him in the majors, now that he ended the 10+ year drought.

[jdl]

Just now, redfirebird08 said:

Will be interesting to see if the flood gates open for him in the majors, now that he ended the 10+ year drought.

Certainly having Quail Hollow up next doesn't hurt.

[Dave230]

27 minutes ago, redfirebird08 said:

Will be interesting to see if the flood gates open for him in the majors, now that he ended the 10+ year drought.

He could have won this week by 7 or 8 shots if it wasn't for nerves, I know you can say shoulda, woulda, coulda, but he even admitted himself it completely got to him and he cared so much it was inhabiting his game. If he starts playing loose without a care, he could be hard to stop. I can't imagine he will 'care' that much about winning at Augusta again, which could work in his favour.

[PJE]

1 hour ago, redfirebird08 said:

Will be interesting to see if the flood gates open for him in the majors, now that he ended the 10+ year drought.

I think it’s possible he wins a few more. He’s been around for a long time but he’s  still only 35. 
It seems like he mostly beats himself with the odd loose wedge or loose putt rather than succumbing to another player that he doesn’t have the talent to match. So with the big fat monkey off his back, he could freewheel and maybe get some more. 
On the other hand, he might just kick back and not worry about it.  It’s hard to have a crystal ball about it. 

[StoutKing]

14 minutes ago, PJE said:

I think it’s possible he wins a few more. He’s been around for a long time but he’s  still only 35. 
It seems like he mostly beats himself with the odd loose wedge or loose putt rather than succumbing to another player that he doesn’t have the talent to match. So with the big fat monkey off his back, he could freewheel and maybe get some more. 
On the other hand, he might just kick back and not worry about it.  It’s hard to have a crystal ball about it. 

He will be 36 soon.  That's honestly old in golf terms.  Big Rory fan and I think he gets more but let's not pretend that he's 26.

[Hawkeye77]

Actual Grand Slam alive for 2025! 

[Dave230]

5 minutes ago, StoutKing said:

He will be 36 soon.  That's honestly old in golf terms.  Big Rory fan and I think he gets more but let's not pretend that he's 26.

Yeah it's probably the next few years or nothing. It could go one of two ways, this opens the floodgates and he is released of the pressure or as he has said before he doesn't see himself playing golf at 50, I sensed from the past few years that he had practised like crazy for this moment, even to the point of almost costing him his marriage. You could see Erica maybe coaxing him to spend an hour more with Poppy in the evenings, or an hour more with her now he's won the Masters, maybe he just doesn't have the same burning desire now. It happens to a lot of sportspeople.

[Golfnutgalen]

Rory's accomplished everything he needed to, he put everything into this event. He won the Players and then followed it up with the Masters. He has nothing left to prove. He did it, he won at golf. 

 

 

 

 

 

[OBbogey5]

A great player such as himself should be wanting more. He's gonna get it. I don’t know much, but he doesn’t look like a man that’s wanting to spend a tons of time at home. 

[Rocks]

You have the Olympics in a couple years. Bet he tries to add that in his resume.

[redfirebird08]

2 hours ago, StoutKing said:

He will be 36 soon.  That's honestly old in golf terms.  Big Rory fan and I think he gets more but let's not pretend that he's 26.

 

He is still one of the longest drivers in the game. Gives him a fighting chance on any golf course. I like what he has been doing lately with this new golf ball and the more controlled approach on his iron shots. Keep doing that. 

[StoutKing]

3 minutes ago, redfirebird08 said:

 

He is still one of the longest drivers in the game. Gives him a fighting chance on any golf course. I like what he has been doing lately with this new golf ball and the more controlled approach on his iron shots. Keep doing that. 

I agree.  I think the problem as guys get into their late thirties is loss of short game touch and putting skills.  That's what I remember anyways.

[redfirebird08]

1 minute ago, StoutKing said:

I agree.  I think the problem as guys get into their late thirties is loss of short game touch and putting skills.  That's what I remember anyways.

 

Yep, "Old Man" nerves is definitely a major challenge for everyone as we get older in sports. Or heck, even in daily tasks with our lives. Your hands get a bit shakier, etc. 

[golferdude54]

3 hours ago, Dave230 said:

He could have won this week by 7 or 8 shots if it wasn't for nerves, I know you can say shoulda, woulda, coulda, but he even admitted himself it completely got to him and he cared so much it was inhabiting his game. If he starts playing loose without a care, he could be hard to stop. I can't imagine he will 'care' that much about winning at Augusta again, which could work in his favour.

There were a few couple course management blunders that weren’t from nerves.
 

13 he aimed dead on the pin for his 3rd shot when just 5-10 feet left would’ve stayed dry plus the green slope could’ve bring the ball towards the pin.

 

18 the first time, 2nd shot ball below his feet + his stock swing having a tendency to push; instead of aiming at the pin, he looked like he was aiming right edge of green, hits it in bunker.

 

Probably nerves came into play with his judgment at the time but he’d had plenty of non-majors where he made similar mistakes. Just getting the gorilla off the back finally isn’t going to increase his golf course management IQ.

[A.Princey]

3 hours ago, StoutKing said:

He will be 36 soon.  That's honestly old in golf terms.  Big Rory fan and I think he gets more but let's not pretend that he's 26.

He’s fine, got 10 GOOD years left 

[StoutKing]

26 minutes ago, A.Princey said:

He’s fine, got 10 GOOD years left 

He's got some good years but I disagree he will be this good near 46.

[wildcatden]

So with The Players and The Masters in his pocket, Rory can now focus on capturing the Grand Slam + 1.

[Tinkerer]

Congratulations to him. The reaction when he sunk the play-off putt said it all.

[EagleAteBirdie]

I hope he doesn't unnecessarily pressure himself to beat Faldo's six major tally.

[Kai Slater]

Who is the next closest golfer to achieving the Grand Slam of majors?  Who's up next to getting it done?

[GG43]

Regarding Rory’s age, yes he isn’t a spring chicken but he keeps himself in excellent physical condition and has for his entire career.  He’s got many, many years of good golf in him.  I think he’ll have incredible longevity compared to the average player 

[MattyO1984]

25 minutes ago, Kai Slater said:

Who is the next closest golfer to achieving the Grand Slam of majors?  Who's up next to getting it done?

 

Technically, it is Spieth but the actual likelihood of that coming to pass would, sadly, seem slim. 

[SouthHope]

Scottie would be the obvious next one

[cassel191919]

11 hours ago, cdnglf said:

✔️ Career Grand Slam

✔️ 20 win lifetime exemption

✔️ Ryder Cup
✔️ Players

✔️ Canadian Open

✔️ Fedex Cup

✔️ Race to Dubai

✔️ OWGR #1

✔️ Player of the Year

 

Why would you list the Canadian Open?

[Kai Slater]

1 hour ago, MattyO1984 said:

 

Technically, it is Spieth but the actual likelihood of that coming to pass would, sadly, seem slim. 

Yeah, I think it's Speith.  I looked him up and his record shows that he still needs a PGA Championship to complete the slam.  I wonder if the hype machine will pile on him as heavily as it did for Rory?

[MattyO1984]

27 minutes ago, Kai Slater said:

Yeah, I think it's Speith.  I looked him up and his record shows that he still needs a PGA Championship to complete the slam.  I wonder if the hype machine will pile on him as heavily as it did for Rory?

 

I don't suspect it will. It will be talked about and mentioned for sure but Jordan is not the player he was when he was winning majors in 2015 and 17. Rory, if not better, has always seemed to be almost as good as he was when he was winning his majors which has resulted in much more expectation. 

[Ferguson]

59 minutes ago, SouthHope said:

Scottie would be the obvious next one

 

Why, Why must people always add his name to the conversation?  And as "obvious?"

 

 

Inevitably these people respond:

Well, because he's number one, always near the lead and drives it straight. 

To that logic I sumbit: Greg Norman 

 

 

 

[SGAgolfer]

8 hours ago, Rocks said:

You have the Olympics in a couple years. Bet he tries to add that in his resume.

During the US broadcast, they said Rory told them his big 3 goals remaining were:

1. Win the Masters (done)

2. Win an Olympic medal

3. Win an away Ryder Cup