Rory McIlroy's chances of winning the Masters disappeared faster than a Loch Ness monster sighting. With a collapse nearly as epic as Greg Norman's, McIlroy hit a horrific sequence at amen corner, with a triple bogey at 10, a bogey at 11, and a double bogey at 12, McIlroy was at plus-8 for the day, finishing with a final round score of 80.
Of course, I guess it's better to go out this way than the way Norman did when he finished an epic collapse on the final hole in 1996, allowing Nick Faldo to win his third green jacket. McIlroy at least has years ahead of him as a brilliant golfer, while Norman would play 'only' another ten years. McIlroy sitll has another fifteen years to go before he hits his golfing prime.
What they're saying about the collapse:
Rory McIlroy matched the greatest collapse in Masters history with a stretch of holes not even Greg Norman would want to watch - Doug Ferguson, Yahoo! Sports
Few of even the grisliest Masters tales can match McIlroy’s for sheer self-torture. - Edwin Pope, Miami Herald
McIlroy’s unravelling was arguably as great as any we have seen, worse than that of Greg Norman here 15 years ago, who blew a six-shot lead to a merciless Nick Faldo. - Kevin Garside, The Telegraph
I will learn character from this and come back a stronger player - Rory McIlroy
I do have to give credit to McIlroy though. The guy led three rounds of the hardest tournament golf has to offer. Even after the implosion the guy conducted himself with dignity and poise, vowing to work harder than ever to improve his game. That's the true attitude of a champion
Of course, I guess it's better to go out this way than the way Norman did when he finished an epic collapse on the final hole in 1996, allowing Nick Faldo to win his third green jacket. McIlroy at least has years ahead of him as a brilliant golfer, while Norman would play 'only' another ten years. McIlroy sitll has another fifteen years to go before he hits his golfing prime.
What they're saying about the collapse:
Rory McIlroy matched the greatest collapse in Masters history with a stretch of holes not even Greg Norman would want to watch - Doug Ferguson, Yahoo! Sports
Few of even the grisliest Masters tales can match McIlroy’s for sheer self-torture. - Edwin Pope, Miami Herald
McIlroy’s unravelling was arguably as great as any we have seen, worse than that of Greg Norman here 15 years ago, who blew a six-shot lead to a merciless Nick Faldo. - Kevin Garside, The Telegraph
I will learn character from this and come back a stronger player - Rory McIlroy
I do have to give credit to McIlroy though. The guy led three rounds of the hardest tournament golf has to offer. Even after the implosion the guy conducted himself with dignity and poise, vowing to work harder than ever to improve his game. That's the true attitude of a champion
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