Michael Wilbon
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And you're thinking, my goodness, he loves this place.
And then you get to 12, which even before the three putt on 13, he misses the green in a pretty straightforward shot.
He's been brilliant all week with the short game.
And I think once you see that happen, he realized this is slowed down to the point where Rory can control it as long as he stays out of the big water that lurks at 12, at 13.
12, he hits a great tee shot with a short iron.
50 yards and is able to hit a short iron into a correct miss to avoid the big numbers.
At least on 16, it's easier to avoid because you can use the slopes out to the right and he hit it into the back spot, the sort of the tiger spot from 2005.
Yeah, and that's when these moments start to move fast.
That's when you think about the institutional awareness of this course where you see these pins year after year and you understand how to use the slopes to give yourself better margins for error.
But you think about it, you're like, Scotty just needed another couple of holes.
He hits a shot that's almost on 18, but then it just skips down.
And Rory getting back to that bunker shot when they finally do find it.
We were there on Friday as Bryson is in that bunker having a meltdown.
I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean, I mean,
My goodness, why do you think anyone else is going to win this tournament other than Rory McIlroy or Scotty Scheffler over the next 10 years?