Andy Johnson reflects on Rory McIlroy going back-to-back at the Masters
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What does Andy Johnson think about Rory McIlroy's back-to-back Masters wins?
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And here we go. His year again. Rory is a rare repeat winner at Augusta.
I just can't believe I waited 17 years to get one green jacket and I get two in a row. It's just sort of the way, I don't know. I think all of my perseverance at this golf tournament over the years has really started to pay off.
How did Rory McIlroy perform during the final round of the Masters?
It was a tough weekend. I did the bulk of my work on Thursday and Friday, but just so, so happy to hang in there and get the job done.
And Rory really did hang in there. He became a back-to-back winner at Augusta. And after an incredible final round of action, we go to our hotline. That is where we find Andy Johnson. He is AndyTFE on Twitter. He is the founder of Fried Egg Golf and co-host of the Shotgun Start podcast. Thanks for joining us, Andy.
Hey, Layla.
What challenges did Rory face during the Masters tournament?
Thanks for having me on. Long-time fan of the score. I used to... fall asleep at night to the score as a kid growing up in Chicago. So always a pleasure to come on.
Well, hopefully you stay awake, but we are happy to bore you again should you need some Zs. What did you think of the final round? We were laughing at it on Saturday when we were doing our show from Las Vegas. Rory had put together one of the great rounds for the ages in the lead after 36, burning six of his last seven holes on Friday, only for that lead to be just enough to outlast a threat from Scotty Scheffler.
It was an amazing weekend.
How does mental pressure affect golfers like Rory McIlroy?
After Friday, you thought it might be one of those snooze, runaway winters where you don't get a lot of action on the weekend, but Rory didn't really have his A game all week. He was driving it pretty wild. Usually, his superpower is his driver, and it was off all week. It got a little bit better on Sunday, but then it ended up in that classic Masters mold where You're coming down the back nine, and it seems like there's three, four players. Any one of them, if they go out and just grab it, they can take the win. And I think Rory hit a few key shots, namely the iron on 12, a hole that often is where everything unwinds. He hit just a great approach shot there and kind of took it while everybody else couldn't really make a run.
And I'm curious, when you saw Rory's ability to stay at the top of that leaderboard for four straight days, we talked about it earlier, just the fourth guy to do that, how difficult is that mentally, do you think, on a golfer, even of his caliber, and especially after having broken through last season to get his first green jacket?
Yeah, it's definitely the unique aspect of golf, where, you know, you obviously, it's really...
What insights does Andy Johnson provide about Scotty Scheffler's performance?
it's not a reactive sport like everything else. It's kind of like I think the best comparisons are pitching and baseball or, you know, kicking field goals in the NFL where you, like, really have to think about every shot. And then you span it out over four days where, you know, you get done with the day, whether it's the morning or the afternoon you're playing, and you have to think about it all night and the next morning. And you get, you know, it just kind of weighs on you. And doing that over four days, I think it's super hard. And one of the things with Augusta being just such a demanding golf course where if you hit great shots, you can really score out there. But the second you're just slightly off, it becomes very, very challenging.
And with that aspect, it's really hard to play with a lead out there because you're subconsciously kind of take your foot off the gas and you play conservatively. And that's the worst thing you can do at Augusta National. You kind of have to keep your foot on the gas.
What are the implications of Rory and Scotty's rivalry for the future of golf?
And it's really hard to do when you have the lead out there.
We are talking to Andy Johnson, the founder of Fried Egg Golf, co-host of the Shotgun Start podcast on Rahimi Harrison-Grody. And Andy, I did want to get into a little bit about what we saw in the third and fourth rounds out of Scotty Scheffler. To be one of the first players to go bogey-free since the 1940s. I believe it was 1942.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What does Andy Johnson think about Rory McIlroy's back-to-back Masters wins?
0:00–0:36
2
How did Rory McIlroy perform during the final round of the Masters?
0:36–1:11
3
What challenges did Rory face during the Masters tournament?
1:11–1:51
4
How does mental pressure affect golfers like Rory McIlroy?
1:51–3:12
5
What insights does Andy Johnson provide about Scotty Scheffler's performance?
3:12–4:13
6
What are the implications of Rory and Scotty's rivalry for the future of golf?
4:13–5:12
7
How has Sergio Garcia's behavior impacted his career in golf?
5:12–5:48
8
What does the future hold for Rory McIlroy and Scotty Scheffler in upcoming tournaments?
5:48–14:36
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