Rory's Masters double | Another Augusta rollercoaster | Instant reaction with Alan Shipnuck
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Okay, you're welcome. You know why you're here. Rory McIlroy has just won a second green jacket, sixth major in thrilling, thrilling fashion. Our golf coverage, as ever here in Indosport, is sponsored by Sky Sports, where lots of you were watching the golf, I'm sure, over the past four days. Every major live on Sky across the summer. And who else could we talk to on the whistle? I mean, we're speaking just as McElroy has walked off the 18th green and hooked his parents who were there to see this one. And of course his wife, Erica and daughter Poppy and the entourage at large.
What does Rory McIlroy's back-to-back Masters win mean for his legacy?
We're all there again. Who better to talk to? But Alan Shipnuck, author of Rory, the heartache and triumph of golf's most human superstar. You are very welcome. I'm conscious. We spoke just last week, but this is an emergency.
Or it's a celebration. I mean, this was always the – for a year we've been talking about what could Rory do going forward, this last piece of his career. And this was a resounding answer because he was never on top of his game and he still won the Masters. And it just shows – he's cracked the code at Augusta National, but the – the the grit and the determination and the absence of panic you know i think the rest of us were probably panicking and rory just kept doing his thing like it was a very mature business-like victory and that portends very well as we look forward we've never seen him win in this fashion before not a major certainly no i mean a little bit it reminds me a little bit of valhalla you know the pga championship he won because that was kind of scrappy and there was a lot of jockeying for position and then rory just just kind of found it on the closing holes and nobody could keep up with him and that was really the case i mean obviously a tough start but
But, you know, he played the last 11, 12 holes and four under up until 18 when things went a little sideways. But even then, you know, that could have been like a wing foot moment with Phil. You know, he could have done something crazy, made a mistake, blown the whole thing. But he kept his cool, hit a nice second shot. He never looked stressed. He just... uh it was just a workman-like victory and we haven't seen that from rory so he's become a more polished more mature more well-rounded golfer and this is this is almost tiger-like he just did what he had to do to win he let other guys beat themselves you know obviously rose went backwards sam burns went backward the only guy who really showed up was scotty scheffler but he was just too far back and rory just he just kind of cruised uh so
Late period Rory McIlroy. This is going to get very interesting.
Very interesting. Very interesting. Because on the Friday when it was put to him in his press conference that you are seven under through the eight par fives and you haven't hit a fairway in any of them. What does that mean about you? And he said, maybe I've become a wildly old veteran, you know, and said it with a little kind of degree of humor. But then obviously Saturday you felt, well, it's caught up with him. You know, he just pummeled from all sides on Saturday. There's the psychological, I use the word advisedly, but like the trauma of losing a six shot lead, the embarrassment almost of losing a six shot lead. And I would say today when he flew the sixth green, and made bogey fresh from making that double two holes previously.
Like, it's like he's done. I mean, it was just, it was like, this is, he's kind of over. Like it's caught up with him. You can't just keep doing what he's been doing for the last three days.
And yeah, and the way he looked very timid on the greens, he was still not fully in control of his golf ball. So I totally agreed. There was no life in Rory. But he's shown us so many times. He can take so many punches and he just keeps coming back for more. And then... Basically, from the seventh hole on, he just started flushing the ball. It was like he remembered he's Roy McIlroy, and he's defending champion, and he just played with more freedom.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:06–0:40
2
What does Rory McIlroy's back-to-back Masters win mean for his legacy?
0:40–4:35
3
How did Rory maintain composure during his rollercoaster weekend at Augusta?
4:35–14:07
4
What psychological challenges did Rory face during the tournament?
14:07–17:19
5
What strategies did Rory use to regain confidence during the competition?
17:19–20:37
6
How did Rory's performance on the final day compare to previous rounds?
20:37–36:17
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