Alan Shipnuck

all that disappeared on master saturday when it was like okay this is this has really happened i can win this thing and then the clench factor and part of what makes rory so compelling is there is a fragility there there is a vulnerability he is not a machine like tiger and it's it's always going to be a high wire act with rory and of course we saw that again and again like

Apparently, he's always going to make a double bogey on Sunday when he wins the Masters.

Most people cannot survive that, but Rory has died a thousand deaths on the golf course at this point in his life.

And he's unfazed.

He just keeps marching forward.

And that tenacity and that resilience is probably his most incredible trait as an athlete, more than anything to do with his ball striking.

And so...

He was three down through six holes on the final round, but he just kept coming.

And as he's making birdies, everyone else started to retreat.

And he just grabbed the tournament by the throat.

And it was tremendous performance under pressure.

And it just shows how much he's matured as a player and as a competitor.

Well, respectfully, I would say he's already surpassed Phil because Phil never got to number one.

He never won a money title.

Rory's won three money titles in the US.

He's won seven in Europe.

He's the greatest global golfer since Gary Player.

He's done all these things that Phil couldn't do, including win the US Open.

And the only thing that Phil has on his resume is more PGA Tour victories.

But when you factor in what Rory's done in Europe, that's a wash anyway.