Guest: Conor McKeon, writer for the Irish Independent.
Description: McKeon brings Irish craic and insight on Rory McIlroy’s repeat Masters win.
Talking Points:
▪️ Conor McKeon on Rory McIlroy winning the Masters without his A game and how exceptional a player has to be to win the Masters without it.
▪️ McKeon spent a lot of time watching McIlroy practice on the driving range and shared "there was no time that Rory was fully happy with his swing, so I think he fought that all week long."
▪️ McKeon describes McIlroy as the “only elite sportsperson about whom you feel less confident of success the further he is ahead. How can anyone fly at such altitude and so dangerously low to the ground in the same 20‑minute stretch? Never a dull moment."
▪️ McIlroy's daring tee shot on the 12th hole and how Tom Watson’s advice paid off.
▪️ On the fact that PGA Tour events aren’t that big on McIlroy's radar anymore and that he is in a different phase of life where the majors, the Ryder Cup and the Irish Open are the most important.
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Image: Rory McIlroy.
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