2018 BMW PGA Championship

[Cool Runnings]

Is European Tour trolling us or what? Yesterday we had pairs and today we have threesomes? It will make sense in opposite order, but this? Why did final round start so early and earlier than third round yesterday? Golf Channel schedule says broadcast was supposed to start at 7am EDT, I thought it will be like yesterday and now I turn it on after lunch and see this bullxxxx. Missed three holes of final threesome, thank you European Tour. PGA Tour does this reschedulling rarely, but ET does this almost every second tournament... I like ET, but I really have enough of this.

Sorry, but I had to write out of this anger somewhere.

 

It's because they're expecting thunderstorms that will delay play, this earlier start and playing in 3 balls is to counter having to potentially play tomorrow.

[gatorpedsMD]

 

what a follow through, ouch.

[gatorpedsMD]

I definitely agree with Player. More top players form the US should play in this tourney..... great venue and flagship event.

[KennyP]

The precision of Molinari overcoming the power of McIlroy so far.

 

Rory should ditch that 2 iron. He hits some really destructive shots with it.

[gatorpedsMD]

Come on Noren! Love that guy!

[Cool Runnings]

The precision of Molinari overcoming the power of McIlroy so far.

 

Rory should ditch that 2 iron. He hits some really destructive shots with it.

 

Rory is fighting his swing bigtime, he's got the double cross going on and what he's working on swing-wise is clearly too fresh to trust on course under pressure. Shame really, as he doesn't even have his F game out there. I know that uncertainty in your swing only too well. In many ways it's a surprise he'll likely finish top 5 for the week as he said starting the event his swing doesn't feel too good.

[pendodave]

Molinari looking solid. Hope they finish before the weather turns up.

 

I'm watching this on viasat, which I think is Swedish. The lady commentator is driving me insane, she literally talks without a break for hours on end, but I've no idea what she's saying. Answer for your fellow country person, hankshank!

[gatorpedsMD]

Man I saw Horsfield play a small event as an amateur, dude has insane game.... GO Gators too.

[imakaveli]

When Rory is off is probably the easiest player to beat, he already knows he will miss every putt...

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

The precision of Molinari overcoming the power of McIlroy so far.

 

Rory should ditch that 2 iron. He hits some really destructive shots with it.

 

Rory is fighting his swing bigtime, he's got the double cross going on and what he's working on swing-wise is clearly too fresh to trust on course under pressure. Shame really, as he doesn't even have his F game out there. I know that uncertainty in your swing only too well. In many ways it's a surprise he'll likely finish top 5 for the week as he said starting the event his swing doesn't feel too good.

 

It seems that way, as he's all over the place now.

[bscinstnct]

When Rory is off is probably the easiest player to beat, he already knows he will miss every putt...

 

That stinks from 150, rory!

 

Molinari getting ready to say, arrivederci ; )

[gatorpedsMD]

ross fischer, gives hope that you can be a solid tour player with EE.

 

Love the Molanari bros as an Italian. :) great games too obvo

[imakaveli]

When Rory is off is probably the easiest player to beat, he already knows he will miss every putt...

 

That stinks from 150, rory!

 

Molinari getting ready to say, arrivederci ; )

 

Flawless game from Molinari, Although I have mixed feelings about Francesco playing in Paris...

[gatorpedsMD]

leave it to rory to miss it short, lol.

 

great weekend and win for FM!!! Congrats.

[bscinstnct]

Hey, hey, way to go Francesco!

[MMB1500]

Good stuff from Molinari. A well deserved win.

 

McIlroy let his mental weakness shine through yet again. He was playing scared, just like at Augusta. Part of it is that he puts way too much pressure on himself. He's at his best when he's playing freely and seemingly unbothered by the outcome. As soon as he starts caring too much, he's done.

[gatorpedsMD]

Good stuff from Molinari. A well deserved win.

 

McIlroy let his mental weakness shine through yet again. He was playing scared, just like at Augusta. Part of it is that he puts way too much pressure on himself. He's at his best when he's playing freely and seemingly unbothered by the outcome. As soon as he starts caring too much, he's done.

 

agreed, super gifted game but does not have the Jack/Tiger/Jones mental greatness. IF he did he would be top of all time player IMO.

[MMB1500]

Good stuff from Molinari. A well deserved win.

 

McIlroy let his mental weakness shine through yet again. He was playing scared, just like at Augusta. Part of it is that he puts way too much pressure on himself. He's at his best when he's playing freely and seemingly unbothered by the outcome. As soon as he starts caring too much, he's done.

 

agreed, super gifted game but does not have the Jack/Tiger/Jones mental greatness. IF he did he would be top of all time player IMO.

 

He'd never be better than Tiger/Nicklaus, however he'd have a legitimate shot at top 10 of all time. He's just a head case though. The best thing he could do for his game (apart from sorting out his green reading) is working with a sports psychologist. I suspect he would see that as admitting weakness however.

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

Good stuff from Molinari. A well deserved win.

 

McIlroy let his mental weakness shine through yet again. He was playing scared, just like at Augusta. Part of it is that he puts way too much pressure on himself. He's at his best when he's playing freely and seemingly unbothered by the outcome. As soon as he starts caring too much, he's done.

 

agreed, super gifted game but does not have the Jack/Tiger/Jones mental greatness. IF he did he would be top of all time player IMO.

 

He'd never be better than Tiger/Nicklaus, however he'd have a legitimate shot at top 10 of all time. He's just a head case though. The best thing he could do for his game (apart from sorting out his green reading) is working with a sports psychologist. I suspect he would see that as admitting weakness however.

 

I think he does go to a sports psychologist already. Pretty sure I read that somewhere.

[KBong]

McIlroy let his mental weakness shine through yet again. He was playing scared, just like at Augusta. Part of it is that he puts way too much pressure on himself. He's at his best when he's playing freely and seemingly unbothered by the outcome. As soon as he starts caring too much, he's done.

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[Dave230]

McIlroy is stubborn. Doesn't like being told what to do. When his caddie talked back at The Open last year, he sacked him for a friend.

[Cool Runnings]

Good stuff from Molinari. A well deserved win.

 

McIlroy let his mental weakness shine through yet again. He was playing scared, just like at Augusta. Part of it is that he puts way too much pressure on himself. He's at his best when he's playing freely and seemingly unbothered by the outcome. As soon as he starts caring too much, he's done.

What on earth are you talking about, he was playing fairly aggressive but simply couldn’t execute even basic shots to hit the fairway or greens. And that goes for Sat & Sun. He didn’t hit the fairway until hole 6 on both days and managed to scramble really well just to save par the first 6 holes in todays round. Were you even watching?

Rory entered the BMW PGA fighting his swing with the dreaded 2 way miss that he’s been working on with his coach for a couple months now, which includes through Augusta. It’s a credit to him and his mental grit that he was able to find a way to fashion some sort of swing in order to contend in both those events. Such is the quality & depth of fields today, if you’re fighting a 2 way miss then you aren’t winning. We saw at API how devastating Rory can be when his swing’s in sync and not fighting the 2 way miss. That’s the curse of every tour pro in case you don’t know.

[Cool Runnings]

Good stuff from Molinari. A well deserved win.

 

McIlroy let his mental weakness shine through yet again. He was playing scared, just like at Augusta. Part of it is that he puts way too much pressure on himself. He's at his best when he's playing freely and seemingly unbothered by the outcome. As soon as he starts caring too much, he's done.

 

agreed, super gifted game but does not have the Jack/Tiger/Jones mental greatness. IF he did he would be top of all time player IMO.

 

Same to you... What on earth are you talking about, he was playing fairly aggressive but simply couldn’t execute even basic shots to hit the fairway or greens. And that goes for Sat & Sun. He didn’t hit the fairway until hole 6 on both days and managed to scramble really well just to save par the first 6 holes in todays round. Were you even watching?

 

Rory entered the BMW PGA fighting his swing with the dreaded 2 way miss that he’s been working on with his coach for a couple months now, which includes through Augusta. It’s a credit to him and his mental grit that he was able to find a way to fashion some sort of swing in order to contend in both those events. Such is the quality & depth of fields today, if you’re fighting a 2 way miss then you aren’t winning. We saw at API how devastating Rory can be when his swing’s in sync and not fighting the 2 way miss. That’s the curse of every tour pro in case you don’t know.

 

I’m a Tiger fan, but where was this legendary “mental greatness” from Tiger at Augusta?… the reality was he was fighting his swing like Rory was, yet for all Tiger’s “mental greatness” he failed to even contend finishing a very poor T32… yet Rory’s mental toughness got him a top 5.

[PGArox]

I definitely agree with Player. More top players form the US should play in this tourney..... great venue and flagship event.

 

I disagree with Gary.

 

Firstly, why should any American care if this tournament is a "flagship" event on a secondary tour thousands of miles from home?

 

Furthermore, has it ever occurred to Gary Player that being a "world champion" is not as important to American golfers as it apparently is/was to him?

 

Gary should know better than anyone that this is business. These guys are making a living, and everything they need or want is right here at home.

[tiderider]

enough americans play enough events outside the pga tour/country ...

[JonnyKrasnodar]

Great event, great course and some good golf. Once again absolutely criminal play from 150 yards and in from McIlroy. There's 10 HCPs out there that could get inside him from that distance. Just can't understand why if you've got a glaring weakness, supposedly the best and greatest in the world, you wouldn't bother putting the time in to improve it.

[iteachgolf]

Great event, great course and some good golf. Once again absolutely criminal play from 150 yards and in from McIlroy. There's 10 HCPs out there that could get inside him from that distance. Just can't understand why if you've got a glaring weakness, supposedly the best and greatest in the world, you wouldn't bother putting the time in to improve it.

 

What makes you think he doesn’t? I can assure you he spends a ton of time working on it.

[gatorpedsMD]

Good stuff from Molinari. A well deserved win.

 

McIlroy let his mental weakness shine through yet again. He was playing scared, just like at Augusta. Part of it is that he puts way too much pressure on himself. He's at his best when he's playing freely and seemingly unbothered by the outcome. As soon as he starts caring too much, he's done.

 

agreed, super gifted game but does not have the Jack/Tiger/Jones mental greatness. IF he did he would be top of all time player IMO.

 

Same to you... What on earth are you talking about, he was playing fairly aggressive but simply couldn’t execute even basic shots to hit the fairway or greens. And that goes for Sat & Sun. He didn’t hit the fairway until hole 6 on both days and managed to scramble really well just to save par the first 6 holes in todays round. Were you even watching?

 

Rory entered the BMW PGA fighting his swing with the dreaded 2 way miss that he’s been working on with his coach for a couple months now, which includes through Augusta. It’s a credit to him and his mental grit that he was able to find a way to fashion some sort of swing in order to contend in both those events. Such is the quality & depth of fields today, if you’re fighting a 2 way miss then you aren’t winning. We saw at API how devastating Rory can be when his swing’s in sync and not fighting the 2 way miss. That’s the curse of every tour pro in case you don’t know.

 

I’m a Tiger fan, but where was this legendary “mental greatness” from Tiger at Augusta?… the reality was he was fighting his swing like Rory was, yet for all Tiger’s “mental greatness” he failed to even contend finishing a very poor T32… yet Rory’s mental toughness got him a top 5.

 

lol, that is all.

[MMB1500]

Same to you... What on earth are you talking about, he was playing fairly aggressive but simply couldn’t execute even basic shots to hit the fairway or greens. And that goes for Sat & Sun. He didn’t hit the fairway until hole 6 on both days and managed to scramble really well just to save par the first 6 holes in todays round. Were you even watching?

 

Sounds a lot like his performance at Augusta on the final day. He was scared and tight, just like he was today. He managed to shoot a 65 this week and said he was swinging it as well as he had for ages yet he couldn't put it together on the final two days? Blame his swing if you want but his deficiencies are largely mental.

 

Rory entered the BMW PGA fighting his swing with the dreaded 2 way miss that he’s been working on with his coach for a couple months now, which includes through Augusta. It’s a credit to him and his mental grit that he was able to find a way to fashion some sort of swing in order to contend in both those events. Such is the quality & depth of fields today, if you’re fighting a 2 way miss then you aren’t winning. We saw at API how devastating Rory can be when his swing’s in sync and not fighting the 2 way miss. That’s the curse of every tour pro in case you don’t know.

 

Thanks for the insights

 

I’m a Tiger fan, but where was this legendary “mental greatness” from Tiger at Augusta?… the reality was he was fighting his swing like Rory was, yet for all Tiger’s “mental greatness” he failed to even contend finishing a very poor T32… yet Rory’s mental toughness got him a top 5.

 

Which year are we talking about in terms of Tiger, because if it was this year, you weren't seriously expecting him to put in a performance like the old days were you!?

 

As for Rory's top 5, you know as well as I do that he choked and let the pressure of the situation get to him when he had a legitimate shot at winning. On paper a top 5 sounds good, but that doesn't really tell the whole story now does it?

[gatorpedsMD]

Same to you... What on earth are you talking about, he was playing fairly aggressive but simply couldn’t execute even basic shots to hit the fairway or greens. And that goes for Sat & Sun. He didn’t hit the fairway until hole 6 on both days and managed to scramble really well just to save par the first 6 holes in todays round. Were you even watching?

 

Sounds a lot like his performance at Augusta on the final day. He was scared and tight, just like he was today. He managed to shoot a 65 this week and said he was swinging it as well as he had for ages yet he couldn't put it together on the final two days? Blame his swing if you want but his deficiencies are largely mental.

 

Rory entered the BMW PGA fighting his swing with the dreaded 2 way miss that he’s been working on with his coach for a couple months now, which includes through Augusta. It’s a credit to him and his mental grit that he was able to find a way to fashion some sort of swing in order to contend in both those events. Such is the quality & depth of fields today, if you’re fighting a 2 way miss then you aren’t winning. We saw at API how devastating Rory can be when his swing’s in sync and not fighting the 2 way miss. That’s the curse of every tour pro in case you don’t know.

 

Thanks for the insights

 

I’m a Tiger fan, but where was this legendary “mental greatness” from Tiger at Augusta?… the reality was he was fighting his swing like Rory was, yet for all Tiger’s “mental greatness” he failed to even contend finishing a very poor T32… yet Rory’s mental toughness got him a top 5.

 

Which year are we talking about in terms of Tiger, because if it was this year, you weren't seriously expecting him to put in a performance like the old days were you!?

 

As for Rory's top 5, you know as well as I do that he choked and let the pressure of the situation get to him when he had a legitimate shot at winning. On paper a top 5 sounds good, but that doesn't really tell the whole story now does it?

 

Amen MrWolf