ANOTHER SUNDAY SLIPPED away for Rory McIlroy. Another round that started in hope ended in crushing disappointment.
In fact it was as good as over at the sixth, when he posted a double bogey seven at the exciting par five where the do-or-die option is there for those who fancy a go across the water.
McIlroy did. His ball sank in the pond. So did his hopes at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando. He didn’t just hit it into the water once – but twice.
Rory McIlroy hit two tee shots into the water at No. 6.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 7, 2021
He managed to get up and down from 243 yards for double bogey. pic.twitter.com/9HG1BCPSZu
And then we saw the other side to McIlroy, the fearlessness. Facing humiliation, he got up and down from 243 yards for a double bogey.
His round remained inconsistent, though. Three birdies, five bogeys plus that double bogey saw him drop from seventh to a tie for 10th.
He never got going. A glimmer of hope came on 12, which he birdied but bogeys on 15 and 17 – with a birdie four at the par five 16th appearing as the meat in that sandwich – summed up his day. To think he shared the lead here after round one.
Padraig Harrington finished in a tie for 31st after he also shot a four over round of 76 today.
The spoils went to Bryson DeChambeau who had a titanic battle with Lee Westwood which went all the way to the last – Westwood unfortunate to see his tee shot on 18 land in a fairway divot. He still managed par and put the pressure on DeChambeau.
But the American held his nerve – and his putt – on the 18th to win by one.
I hope all ten of the kerry fans enjoy there day out in croker
That’s an outrageous statement to make based entirely on speculation and crude stereotyping. I’m going so that means there’ll be 11 of us. Now who looks foolish.
Dublin fans can’t even make it out of the BigTree in time for throw in, game prob be delayed for half an hour!
Super Dublin.
Will Kerry have a plan up their sleeve plus if Kerry’s forwards click can dubs handle them?
Great news for the touts.
I’ve just bought 4 for my boss in the Upper Hogan section 725 on Ticketmaster.ie & it says there are still 94 available.
Tickets left with ticketmaster, not with Gaa. But even ticketmaster stock will go fast if that’s all they have left on Monday!
There’ll be plenty of tickets available in the pubs and outside the ground on the day
Great game the best team on the day should win so good luck to dublin and Kerry
82300 capacity
Well said robby !!!!!