Live From the PGA Championship wonders why Rory McIlroy almost entirely avoided the media at Quail Hollow, before they — and Scottie Scheffler — talk about the need to tighten up driver testing processes and protocols. #GolfChannel #PGAChampionship #RoryMcIlroy
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Analyzing Rory’s media avoidance, driver testing | Live From the PGA Championship | Golf Cannel
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HIS BEST FORM AND CREDIT LUKE DONALD FOR MAKING THE CUT AND HOMA, EARLY AND GARCIA FOUGHT A LITTLE BIT FOR A 69 TODAY BUT BACK TO RORY ASK WHAT HAS EVERYBODY TALKING IS THE FACT THAT ALL FOUR DAYS OF COMPETITION, HE SAID NO TO MEDIA REQUESTS. HE WITH A WONDERFUL WALK AND TALK WITH JOHNSON WAGNER BUT HOW DO YOU SEE RORY AVOIDING THE MEDIA? >> WITHOUT TIGARD WOODS, I WOULD SAY RORY IS THE MOST THOUGHTFUL VOICE IN THE GAME THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR FROM AND IT’S DISAPPOINTING AND NO IDEA WHY HE IS NOT TALKING TO THE MEDIA. PERHAPS IT’S LINKED TO THE CONTROVERSY THAT SURRENDERS — I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND. IT WAS A NON-ISSUE. >> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE DRIVER? >> THE DRIVER THAT DOESN’T PASS THE TEST. >> HE DIDN’T DRIVE PARTICULARLY WELL LAST WEEK AND HE WAS LOOKING AT THE FACE SO HE WOULD HAVE KNOWN SOMETHING WAS UP WITH THE FACE AND THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME ON THE PGA TOUR. XANDER SCHAUFFELE’S DRIVER FAILED A FEW YEARS AGO AT THE OPEN AND THIS IS WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. I WAS WORKING WITH RICH IN THE STUDIO AND IT WAS JUST THE NORMAL RORY OFF THE TEE. YOU KNOW, AFTER THIS TEE SHOT, AGAIN, THIS IS IN THE FIRST ROUND AND HE’S LOOKING AT THE FACE LIKE, I MEAN, LOOKING AT IT LIKE WHAT’S GOING ON HERE. AND SO, SCOTTIE’S DRIVER FAILED. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. AND YOU KNOW, THESE — IT’S NOT AN INDICTMENT OF RORY OR AN INDICTMENT OF THE EQUIPMENT COMPANY AND I DON’T KNOW WHY ANYONE WOULD BE ACCUSATORY TOWARDS RORY. AND IT’S A NON, AND EVERYONE HAS A VOICE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THERE ARE LOADS OF PEOPLE THAT CAN CHIME IN ON THE WORLD OF GOLF THAT DON’T KNOW THE VIEW. >> ABSOLUTELY, AND I WOULD SAY THAT ABOUT COLLIN MORIKAWA AND RORY McILROY. I DON’T LIKE WHEN THEY DON’T DO INTERVIEWS. IT’S NOT GOOD FOR THEIR PERSONA. AND YOU RUN THE RISK OF THEIR POPULARITY WHEN YOU DON’T SPEAK. WHATEVER THE REASON, I DON’T KNOW. BUT I WILL SAY IF IT’S A EQUIPMENT, MORIKAWA — SORRY, SCHEFFLER IS CORRECT, THE AUTHORITY NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS AND NOT LEAVE IT TO THE PLAYERS TO DEAL WITH IT. I THINK THEY COULD HAVE GOTTEN TO THE 30 PLAYERS AND TESTED THE PLAYERS AND SCOTTIE HAD AN ISSUE WITH HIS DRIVER AS WELL AND WHY DON’T THEY COME OUT AND BE TRANSPARENT AND MAKE A NICE ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE START OF THE WEEK OR DO SOMETHING EVERY SINGLE WEEK? I MEAN, THERE IS ENOUGH MONEY AROUND THE GAME. HAVE SOMEONE THERE EVERY WEEK TO CHECK 150 DRIVERS. I MEAN, IT’S IN COMING IN AND NOW, THE PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA ARE PUTTING IT LIKE HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN? WAS IT THAT KIND OF A DRIVER? WAS IT AT THE MASTERS? IT WAS NOT? THIS IS ALL SPECTACULAR THAT SHOULDN’T HAVE HAPPENED. >> SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER ADDRESSED IT IN HIS PRESS CONFERENCE NOT LONG AGO. >> WAS YOUR DRIVER ONE OF THE ONES TESTED THIS WEEK? >> YEAH. >> DID YOU HAVE TO MAKE ANY CHANGE? >> YEAH. >> WHO YOU DID THAT GO? DID THAT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO GOING LEFT TODAY? >> NO. I THINK THAT WAS MY FAULT. NO, THE DRIVER TESTING IS SOMETHING THAT REGULARLY HAPPENS ON TOUR. MY DRIVER FAILED ME THIS WEEK. WE HAD A FEELING IT WAS GOING TO BE COMING BECAUSE I USED THAT DRIVE FOR OVER A YEAR, AND SO, I WAS KIND OF FORCING IT TO LAST THAT LONG I FELT LIKE AND I WOULD ARGUE THAT IF WE ARE GOING TO TEST THE DRIVERS, WE NEED TO BE MORE ROBUST IN THE WAY WE TEST THEM AND THAT WAS A CONVERSATION I HAD WITH ONE OF THE RULES OFFICIALS. IF IT’S SOMETHING THAT WE’LL TAKE SERIOUSLY, I FEEL LIKE WE ARE GOING HALFWAY WHERE WE TEST ONLY A THIRD OF THE FIELD. I MEAN F WE ARE GOING TO DO IT RIGHT, LEAVE IT UP TO US AS PLAYERS LIKE THE REST OF THE RULES IN THE GAME OF GOLF. THIS IS A NEWER RULE WE HAVEN’T GOTTEN RIGHT THERE AND WE NEED TO BE MORE ROBUST AND STRICT, AND YOU CAN TEST GUYS EVERY WEEK. THERE IS NO REASON WHY YOU SHOULDN’T. >> SCOTTIE PUT THAT TO BED RIGHT THERE. AND YOU HAVE A PHRASE, MEDIA 101? >> MEDIA 101 IS TO GET AHEAD OF THE STORY. I MEAN, LOOK. IT’S SOMETHING IF USA WERE HERE CHECKING, WHY NOT BE TRANSPARENT? AND THE PGA PUTS OUT A STATEMENT SAYING WE ARE PROTECTING THE PLAYERS. YOU ARE NOT PROTECTING THE PLAYERS AND YOU EXPOSED RORY AND SCOTTIE AND THAT DIDN’T COME OUT AND RORY’S DID COME OUT AND SOCIAL MEDIA ESCALATES AND IT’S OUT OF CONTROL. WE DO IT EVERY SINGLE WEEK AND WE FIND A NUMBER OF PLAYERS . >> ROARY RORY IS SO GOOD WITH THE MEDIA. COULDN’T HE HAVE PUT IT TO BED? JUST LIKE WHAT SCOTTIE DID RIGHT THERE, WOULDN’T THAT HAVE PUT IT TO BED? HERE WE ARE ON SUNDAY. >> AND PAUL MAKES A GREAT POINT. I DON’T KNOW WHY THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY. IT’S NOT A BIG DEAL. DO IT REGULARLY. I COULDN’T AGREE WITH YOU MORE. >> YOU ARE NOT PROTECTING THE PLAYERS. THAT LEADS TO SPECULATION. THESE SPACES ARE SO THIN NOW DAYS AND TO SEE THESE GUYS WITH THE DRIVER, SOMETIMES, THEY CRACK, AND SOMETIMES, THEY WEAR, THAT’S A NATURAL THING THAT HAPPENS IN THE GAME, AND LET’S TAKE IT THE WAY IT IS. >> AND THE DIFFERENCE WOULDN’T MATTER. A FOOT, IT WOULDN’T MATTER INFINITESIMAL. AND IT MIGHT BE THE REASON FOR POOR DRIVING LAST WEEK AND THE RIGHT DRIVING. PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR WHAT THE PLAYERS HAVE. RORY IS A WONDERFUL, HE ALWAYS GIVE THE INSIGHT. NOT EVERYBODY AGREES WITH THAT BUT HE IS VERY ELOQUENT AND PUTS IT ACROSS. OF COURSE IT’S DISAPPOINTING. HE HAD HIS REASONS FOR IT. BUT EVERYBODY LOSES OUT WHEN RORY DOESN’T SPEAK AND EVERYBODY LOSES OUT WHEN MAURA, DOESN’T SPEAK. IT WAS HONEST, IT WAS INSIGHTFUL AND INTERESTING. HE ASKED THE QUESTION AGAIN. WHY ARE PLAYERS NOT MANDATED TO DO THIS? WHY LEAVE IT UP TO THE PLAYERS? THE NFL PLAYERS DO THIS, THE PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYERS DO THIS. WE ARE COMPETING AS A SPORT AGAINST OTHER SPORTS AND PART OF THAT NARRATIVE IS HERE AT THE PLAYERS HAVE TO SAY. >> IT WOULDN’T SURPRISE ME IF THAT IS FORTHCOMING. I THINK WE KIND OF BLUR THE DISTINCTION. THE WORLD OF GOLF. IT’S NOT THAT THEY ARE OBLIGATED TO TALK. AND THIS IS I THINK WHAT HIT THE YEAR SO HARD IS IT IS NOT THE MEDIA. IT’S THE WORLD OF GOLF BUT PAY THEIR SALARIES. SO WHEN THEY DON’T TALK, THEY ARE NOT TALKING TO THE WORLD OF GOLF. AND I DON’T KNOW ANYBODY THAT DOESN’T LOVE RORY McILROY AND THINKS THAT HE GETS THE MOST INSIGHTFUL ANSWERS IN THE WORLD OF GOLF. THERE IS NO QUESTION. TO SOME EXTENT, DO YOU THINK THAT IF YOU WERE A SUPERSTAR AND EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD CAN GET AT YOU, EVERYBODY HAS A VOICE. YOU USED TO HAVE TO WORK REALLY HARD TO GET INTO THE MEDIA. TO GET AND HAVE A PROMINENT VOICE IN THE GAME. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD THAT FALL UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF MEDIA. YOU PICK YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEY ALL HAVE A VOICE IN THE WORLD OF GOLF. AND PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR A STORY. SOMETHING TO GET LIKES. AND THEY PURPOSELY GENERATE NEGATIVE CONTENT. SO IT’S AS MUCH A PRODUCT OF THE ALGORITHMS OF SOCIAL MEDIA THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE CRITICAL NEGATIVE CONSTANT COMMENTS THAT TSUNAMI SUPERSTARS. THEY ARE TRYING TO ENGAGE. DOES THAT NOT MAKE YOU A LITTLE MORE SENSITIVE AND RELOOK AT TO TALK? >> GET AHEAD OF IT. PUT A STATEMENT OUT THERE. >> YOU CAN UNDERSTAND FROM THE PLAYER POINT OF VIEW THAT THIS IS NOT A BIG FIELD. IN FAIRNESS TO THE MEDIA, IF A GUY CHANGES DRIVERS AND THEN IS DRIVING POORLY YOU WOULD WANT SOME ANSWERS
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Not the voice of the game for me. Golf has many voices! You all act like Rory is the only interesting character in the game.
Biggest liar, cheater and fraud in Golf history
They never once explain the driver issue in this. I have no idea what the USGA is checking for or what they're talking about. Thanks guys!
So why couldn't RMc just take accountability exactly the same way SS did. SS is a perfect example for any walk of life. Don't deflect, don't moan on about it, just answer it clearly and with honour. Brandel loves to wrap his little poster child up in cotton wool.
He came T47 he was never in contention
Rory is a temperamental little baby. He’s all about the media when he’s doing well wants nothing to do with them when he’s playing poor. That’s not being a professional. He thinks he’s Tiger, and he ain’t.
He's a baby. If he plays well he talks to media, if he sucks, he ignores everyone. Dude is the fakest guy on tour, no friends, his own wife hates him.
Fuck rory, simps everywhere………. Gets paid millions do your fucking job
Rory didn't want to talk, especially when your golf play was downright ugly for 4 days.
In any other sport, when your equipment fails conformity test, it’s YOUR FAULT!
Now apologize to Colin!!!!!!
The media just sucks that’s it
Maybe if they asked real questions, he dosnt want to waste his time thinking about hypotheticals 🤣🤣🤣
In what way was it not conforming? No one said it was the face, was it more than 460, too heavy, too light or some other parameter? The PGA didn’t “put it to bed” they haven’t said why the driver didn’t conform.
Brandel chamblee the moron anytime his face comes up I know not to listen it’s just white noise
Brandel Chamblee and Paul McGuiness are golf’s version of “The View”. Couple of gossipy hens that slander players like Whoopi and Joy slandering good decent Americans.
He did not achieve the grand slam and never will.
Saying the driver test is private and they protect the players , yet some how Rory's name gets leaked out of all the ones tested that failed probably has something to do with it …and I don't blame him.
If the media is going to be an ahole then the players should act accordingly !
He going to Liv 😂
Tell Paul to shut up.
Wow, listening to media people wax on about the importance of their job is exactly what I want to hear. Also, not hearing from Rory was refreshing, he’s a twat who talks too much. He def used that driver in the masters which is the question he doesn’t want to answer.
Rory is becoming more unlikable by the day. It’s easy to talk when you’re winning but it’s called being a professional to talk when you’re not.
Cheaters always laugh first 😮
Rory has been de facto heir apparent to tigers throne post pandemic. The face of the PGA. He skips two signature events a year. Skips the media in a major the past two seasons. He can't do much wrong by the majority of the golf media and his army of supporters. It must be nice to be king.
I don't think we should force them to speak.
Maybe he's miffed with Taylormade and doesn't want to say something accidentally. I think it's well documented that Taylormade's carbon drivers have had face issues. Personally I think he'd much prefer to go back to one of their earlier Titanium models , but his contract might not allow it.
Rory didn't talk to the media because he was out of the tournament on day 1.
He was supposed to have got the monkey off his back and was at the place he owned.
And he played horrible and knows he let a lot of people down.
He has to answer the same question 20 different ways since the Masters and this was a major and he wanted to focus. The media needs to come up with better questions, and then he knew the driver thing was going to come up because the media won't miss that chance to be more annoying and he's trying to focus. Imagine having to try to win a major and get asked about a driver issue 100 different ways over 4 days. And he had to deal with the when wil he win the Masters things for over 10 years – the dude needs a break.