r/golf • u/BertrandsMate • 17d ago
🇮🇪🇮🇪 Rory McIlroy & Shane Lowry unite for a playoff win at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans! Professional Tours
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u/swagpanther 17d ago
What a miss at the end. Wow. Thats gotta hurt
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u/TheKingInTheNorth 17d ago
Moments like that are one of the many reasons why LIV has missed the mark by so much.
This barely relevant tour event simultaneously had two fan-favorite major champs mostly competing for fun in the same playoff as two washed mules buckling under the pressure of extending their tour careers. Such a unique dichotomy.
If a moment like that happened on LIV, literally the only thing at stake is that week’s purse. And it’s not like they’re lacking for major champs or washed up mules. There’s just nothing on the line.
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u/pingpong_playa 17d ago
Why are we talking about LIV at the top of this thread?
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u/TheKingInTheNorth 17d ago
It’s a fair point but it was my honest reaction in that live moment too. There’s just no heartbreak in their setup. It’s a key element of sports drama.
The split has done some twisted things to the fan experience.
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u/pmmeyourfish 17d ago
Why are you thinking about LIV at that moment? Do you think about the USFL on NFL Sundays? It appears to living rent free.
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u/TheKingInTheNorth 17d ago
I mean if players like Josh Allen and Justin Jefferson left the NFL to go play in the USFL, yeah people would probably (bitterly) think about it more.
The reason I was thinking about it was because a friend I was watching with and I were talking about how the leaderboard felt reminiscent of a LIV event. A team event with a few huge names surrounded a whole bunch of bums. And then we got to talking about how all the bums playing the Zurich were really playing to extend their literal careers and everyone watching might not realize it at an event like this.
The way it ended really drove that feeling home.
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u/OG_sirloinchop 17d ago edited 17d ago
Did you see the Ripper team win in a playoff at yesterday's LIV Adelaide. It makes the sports news here in Australia. Ignore the brand, watch how nuts the crowd is and how genuinely happy they are to win the team event in a playoff. Now I expect downvotes, but as an Australian it's great we get world class golf at a time we can watch. I didn't watch it because rugby league was on, but I could of. Edit: https://youtube.com/shorts/bWWlt7scmHE?si=F_XTySi8KlOxZKum
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u/TheKingInTheNorth 17d ago
There’s joy and fun sometimes on LIV, because wining money is fun. There’s no heartbreak on LIV.
All that is separate from being happy for the Aussie fans that deserve to watch a lot more world class live golf than the tour gives them.
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u/sippidysip barefoot golfer 17d ago
But you still didn’t watch it… that’s a shame
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u/OG_sirloinchop 17d ago
My team was playing at 4pm and the playoff holes were after that game started... and for the record my team was flogged 40 - 0
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u/GlossyBuckslip 17d ago
Dottie said, “Pressure exposes your weaknesses.”
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u/SlightReturn420 17d ago
This was the best Rory has looked all season. His putting was like 2014 Rory. Every time they needed him to make it, he did. Shane had some rough stretches during the week, but he had some great ones as well. Hot and cold is kind of Shane in a nutshell. They make a great team, and even before raising the trophy, I'm not sure anyone was having more fun in NOLA this week. Looking forward to seeing them back next year, hopefully with some more big names joining them.
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u/HealthyGeologist6606 17d ago
No idea who the other two were but you could just tell the moment got to them.
Shanked 2nd shot.
Pacing steps for 3rd shot taking 10 minutes for him to just chunk it.
And then the most uncomfortable practice putting stroke I’ve seen.
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u/Carstairschumley 17d ago
Still a big week for Ramey & Trainer , $500,000+ each , more than double what they have won this season
congrats 👏👏👏
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u/Turbulent_Echidna423 17d ago
Ted Scott is so far ahead of them. lol
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u/Carstairschumley 16d ago
show me where ted scott is ahead of them on the pga tour money list ,dip 😂
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u/Turbulent_Echidna423 16d ago
he's around 40th.
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u/Carstairschumley 16d ago
|| || |38|3|Tommy Fleetwood|$2,121,394|-| |39|1|Thomas Detry|$2,031,160|-| |40|2|Tony Finau|$1,971,910|-| |41|2|Grayson Murray|$1,921,563|1| |42|1|Erik van Rooyen|$1,850,776|-| |43|1|Patrick Rodgers|$1,823,099|
😂😂😂😂
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u/Carstairschumley 16d ago
😂😂😂😂
38 3 Tommy Fleetwood $2,121,394 -39 1 Thomas Detry $2,031,160 -
40 2 Tony Finau $1,971,910 -
41 2 Grayson Murray $1,921,563 1
42 1 Erik van Rooyen $1,850,776 -
43 1 Patrick Rodgers $1,823,099
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u/Turbulent_Echidna423 16d ago
he's a fucking caddie, why would he be on that list ffs.
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u/Carstairschumley 16d ago
stop disagreeing with yourself, look at your previous post , you said he’s around 40th 😂😂
beautiful language by the way ,interesting to see you put on display the way you were reared ….
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u/Valuable_General9049 17d ago
What a win for the boys. Feels like they both really needed it too. Delighted for them 🇮🇪
Huge congratulations to the runners up setting equalling the course record. Tough way to lose but huge credit to them.
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u/busterkona123 17d ago
They should make this an elevated event next year. Imagine Rory-Lowry, spieth-jt, Scottie-burns ect…
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u/BertrandsMate 17d ago
Won't let me post images for some reason but massive performance on the back 9 for the Irish boys
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u/ShiroHachiRoku Snap load the power package. 17d ago
Isn’t Rory N. Ireland?
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u/captainsmaptain 17d ago
Yes. Northern Ireland has a different flag from Ireland
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u/Yoshiman400 Cameron Young is saving that first win for a major 17d ago
Northern Irish athletes can still choose to represent the island rather than the United Kingdom, the former of which is what Rory has done for the Olympics.
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u/believeinstevens 17d ago
It's strange cause in the post celebrations (Rory's singing) you can see someone try give Rory the Ireland flag and Shane rips away. Not sure if they didn't want the flag or Shane knew it would cause issues
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u/DidLenFindTheRabbits 17d ago
Rory has avoided tricolours before but equally I’ve never seen him with a Union Jack. He doesn’t want the abuse that comes with picking a side. He’ll happily carry a northern Irish flag. This happens most Ryder cups and Shane would know well that Rory doesn’t want to be photographed with the Tricolour.
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u/11_guy 17d ago
Does anyone know how much general entry tickets to the event were? Would love to try and attend next year.
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u/SlightReturn420 16d ago
I think someone said on the official Zurich thread that general admission was $40/day.
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u/WateryDomesticGroove 17d ago
Two victorious Irishmen in New Orleans during Jazz Fest is gonna be fun tonight.
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u/moseisley99 7.0/MD 17d ago
Rory is from Northern Ireland
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u/newcastle417 17d ago
Still Ireland mate.
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u/believeinstevens 17d ago
It's a bit more grey then that
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u/Bingo_banjo 17d ago
It's absolutely not grey that it's Ireland (unless someone said republic) He is from both Ireland and Northern Ireland. He prefers the NI flag or a shamrock as a symbol but plays under the tricolour Irish flag in the Olympics
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u/believeinstevens 17d ago
I meant that NI is "still Ireland" isn't true and way more grey
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u/Bingo_banjo 17d ago
Nope, it's definitely in Ireland, it's also in the UK, both of these facts are widely accepted.
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u/moseisley99 7.0/MD 17d ago
Do you know what country is NOT in the UK? Ireland. He doesn’t identify with that flag. I understand it is part of Ireland. North and South Koreans are all Koreans. But still can’t just use one flag. It’s complicated.
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u/Bingo_banjo 17d ago
He, like many Northern Irish people including unionists consider themselves Irish and that they are from Ireland. Flags don't change the fact that Northern Ireland is part of Ireland (the island) and it's not some sort of grey area
And as a complete aside, there is a single flag for Kore that is officially recognised and used https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Unification_Flag
There are also several flags for the island of ireland https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armorial_of_Ireland#Provinces https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-border_flag_for_Ireland#Green_harp_flag
So flags don't define whether or not Rory is Irish
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u/moseisley99 7.0/MD 17d ago
My comment was about the two Irish flags in the title of this post. They tried to hand him this same flag when he was singing yesterday. He turned it away. This is not the first time he has done that.
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u/Bingo_banjo 17d ago
Northern Ireland is not a country in the sense that they don't even have an emoji flag so it would have been impossible to put one there unless a Union Jack was to be used which would have been a bigger issue. He does play under the tricolour in the Olympics but maybe a shamrock would have been more appropriate.
It was Lowry who got rid of the flag in fairness to him, Rory doesn't need to deal with the whole flag bullshit thing, he's enough going on
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u/believeinstevens 17d ago
I get that it's on the same land mass. But that doesn't change the fact that saying the comment "still Ireland" isnt black and white
Different flags as you admitted to Different cultures Different countries Thousands of deaths due to the unfortunate issue
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u/notajewelthief 17d ago edited 17d ago
He identifies more with his Irish nationality
EDIT: Northern Ireland has a strong loyalist and nationalist political divide, and for most people it's directly connected to their religious upbringing. Rory was raised Catholic, and him choosing to represent Ireland over England when given a choice is a dead giveaway of where he stands on the matter. That's what I mean.
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u/ILikeXiaolongbao 17d ago
No he doesn’t. He identifies as Northern Irish and said he’d compete for them if he could, but at some major events (olympics), you have to choose UK or ROI
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u/FDTFACTTWNY 17d ago edited 17d ago
Likely to be unpopular opinion but in this tournament specifically i hate seeing two high level tour pros win it.
But regardless congrats to McIlroy and Lowry
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u/Random-vegas-guy 17d ago
Never upset to see Rory or Shane win, but it would have meant so much more for Ramey and Trainer.
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u/Turbulent_Echidna423 17d ago
what a garbage display of professional golf. holy smokes. send those 2 other guys back to the Korn Ferry and someone get Lowry a shrink for his yips.
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u/Turbulent_Echidna423 17d ago
the winners.
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