Alan Shipnuck

I mean, Rory's in very rarefied air.

The guys who have won seven, you know, that's a Mount Rushmore.

It's Palmer, it's Sneed, it's Sarazin, Bobby Jones, if you don't count the amateur victories.

So, um,

Rory has a chance to be one of the top five golfers of all time.

He needs probably two more majors and he's there.

So what he's doing is, you know, 13 months ago, you'd say Rory might have underachieved a little bit in his career.

And now with the Grand Slam, going back to back at Augusta, which only three other players have ever done, he is marching up the ladder of the all-time greats.

And it's awesome that we get to watch it in real time.

It's just the way he plays the game.

The driver is his favorite club.

And so if you're the caddy and you say, I don't like driver here, what you're saying to Rory is, I don't think you're good enough in this moment.

You don't want to put that thought into his head.

It's like, yes, you're a generational driver of the golf ball.

Just do what you do.

Now, obviously, he didn't.

But because he had a stroke to play with, he could make bogey and still win the green jacket.

The thing about Augusta, they actually trim the trees regularly.

These guys always have a shot because they clip the branches.

They want you to go for it.