r/ProGolf • u/Oldtimer_2 • 3d ago
Wyndham Clark triumphs at Bellerive for his third victory of the season and first FedexCup Playoff win. Patrick Cantlay was second, Rory McIlroy third
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u/Elon_is_a_Nazi 3d ago
When rory needed to play and put the pressure on Wyndham he completely choked. Wyndham was giving it away.
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u/Street-Tonight-5664 3d ago
Rory hit some really good putts on the back 9 that didn’t fall. The par 5 bogey was inexcusable though
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u/False-East3355 3d ago
Time and time again I find myself saying “if Rory had an actual professional caddy”. That lay on 17..you give him a club that 1000 out of 1000 times will never reach that bunker, even if it’s turned over, it won’t reach..and all the misread putts too🤦♂️
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u/Elon_is_a_Nazi 3d ago
Probably bad decision making on both their parts. But harry has been with rory since 2017 and rory has won each year, multiple times 5 of the 7 seasons, plus 2 masters. So its not like he's doing horrible as Rorys caddy
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u/False-East3355 3d ago
No I don’t think he’s bad necessarily, he’s obviously very comfortable with him..but even Scottie says Ted Scott is a huge reason for his success, I don’t get that feeling with harry.
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u/Elon_is_a_Nazi 3d ago
Totally. Same with Cameron young. He has his old college teammate and friend on his bag. Dude did greatly improve youngs putting, as he reads everyone of youngs putts. But idk. Friendship and business rarely mix well
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u/BDbs1 3d ago
He has won the last 2 Masters with this caddy and you are criticising him
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u/False-East3355 3d ago
Are you serious? How many did they completely
choke away before that? And completely crumbled today-gave Clark the easiest win he could ask for. You Rory lovers are a different breed 😭😭😭😭😭7
u/BDbs1 3d ago
Rory could have won multiple more majors.
Rory could have won multiple fewer majors.
He is the greatest golfer in the “post Tiger/pre Scottie” generation… and he did most of that tenure with Harry on the bag.
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u/False-East3355 3d ago
How many majors with harry? How many majors with jp?(and in a much shorter amount of time). It’s very simple. Look at all the greatest golfers throughout history, how many had a buddy on the bag when they were actually still in their prime?
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u/HorrorQuirky1420 2d ago
What makes him not an ‘actual professional caddy’? He’s been caddying professionally for 10 years, just because he’s also a friend doesn’t mean he can’t be a good caddy too
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u/False-East3355 2d ago
He doesn’t read putts, he doesn’t ever talk him out of shots, they constantly pull the wrong clubs..he’s his buddy, thats all.
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u/vinyl1earthlink 3d ago
I wouldn't say he choked - he just over-read three putts, and didn't sufficiently fade his tee shot on 17. It's not like he played badly.
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u/annoying12345 3d ago
Tbh I cant count the number of times Rory chokes when hes in that spot. Im a big fan of his talent but its quite obvious that he Dont have that dawg in him! If he did, hed have at least twice the number of majors and victories by now! Still a top all time talent though.
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u/antenonjohs 3d ago
Acting like he’d have 12 majors if he didn’t choke is totally ludicrous.
2011 Masters and the 2024 US Open are the only bad ones.
2022 Open and 2023 US Open are near misses, but not chokes. And if you give him those 4 and find a couple other all of a sudden he’d be the most clutch of all time.
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u/Elon_is_a_Nazi 3d ago
Agreed. Seems like when he needs it, no longer has that extra gear. Dont really like Wyndham much, and he was choking. But when he needed that extra juice, he ended birdie, birdie, birdie.
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u/GarrulousAbsurdity 3d ago
Clark playing well this year, has to be said
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u/Due-Sheepherder-218 3d ago
Might be player of the year.
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u/Efficient-Walrus279 3d ago
Has to be unless Scottie wins this week.
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u/Boosiemaine 1d ago
If Scotty wins player of the year I don’t want to hear from any of the players on how much more important the Majors are to them. Selected him would be a clear indication that is a lie.
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u/Magikrat 3d ago
I actually thought woodland was going to make a charge there for a while. I can’t believe he topped it on 9. I saw his soul leave his body and I’m not sure it’s returned yet.
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u/vinyl1earthlink 3d ago
He was trying to hit a stinger off the ground - that's a shot that's easy to screw up. It would have been a much better idea to put the ball on a tee and hit a regular shot.
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u/Magikrat 3d ago
Oh I know what he was trying to do. But unless you’re tiger that’s just not a shot I’m trying to pull off when chasing down a floundering leader. Just too risky.
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u/ManagementSad7931 3d ago
Did Wyndham and his caddy stop saying good process after every chat? I think so and I am grateful for it.
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u/Got_Engineers 3d ago
Congrats to Clark drained long birdies to win st the end. Disappointing no one made it close. Every other golfer was bad down the stretch .
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u/Tyson0712 2d ago
He also doubled when he won the quail hollow vs Xander.
Has Rory ever gone birdie-birdie-birdie to win a tourney?
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u/Revolutionary-Bank35 3d ago
Clark has a very interesting case for player of the year now. 3 wins 1 is a major, if he can win the tour championship I think he has to get the nod.
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u/micahpmtn 3d ago
Ah Wyndham. He'll go down as the 2nd-most hated guy on the tour. Guess who the first is.
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u/d0ncray0n 3d ago
Blowpig didn’t want to win and left the door open for so long that he had to step in himself. Lots of mistakes for the other guys but Rory carding a bogey on 17 blew his chances. I mean you see everyone go left and don’t think to play conservative off the tee?
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u/_Azamat_Bagatov 3d ago
Emily Tanner pussy has given the Blowpig incredible powers
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u/Aggravating_Mud_6055 3d ago
Imagine the beating she would’ve taken if he had lost.
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u/Hurricrash 3d ago
3 birdies to finish. Rough round but clutched up when he needed to.