Alan Shipnuck
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
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Yeah, I mean, even when he was a kid who took on the golf world as this incredible prodigy, he was still crying after the victories.
It's always meant so much to him.
He was a can't-miss kid from the time he was five or six years old in Northern Ireland.
And the burden of genius is a real thing.
And he's always felt that weight of expectation.
Last year, the Masters was catharsis.
This year, it was joy.
But as you say, he just burns to fulfill this destiny of his.
And that's why we're so invested in it.
It's like he's checking off a to-do list.
Okay, let me win the Masters.
Let me win the PGA Championship.
For Rory, there's so much emotion built into it.
That incredible hug with his parents.
That was only the second time his mom, Rosie, had been at one of his major championship victories.
And you could just see this lifelong quest fulfilled by this whole family.
It really is a special part of his story.