@jgw If Tom Brady was playing as bad as Rory was, he would have been benched. Pitchers are replaced

According to a friend, who was speaking on condition on anonymity, the world number one will speak honestly about his implosion lax rent a car when he gives a media conference on Tuesday morning ahead of the WGC-Cadillac lax rent a car Championship at Doral in Miami.
Advice for McIlroy soon arrived from Tiger Woods, a man who knows a thing or two about negative publicity. "He's just got to be more just got to think about it a little bit more before you say something or do something," lax rent a car Woods said. "It can get out of hand, especially when you get into social media and start tweeting and all those different things that can go wrong."
In other words, do not tell the truth. The saddest part of this farce could be the ending of McIlroy s innocence. He is too honest for his own good. If he had told the journalists who interviewed the defending champion immediately after his withdrawal I have so and so wrong with my body then there would have been no outcry. Yet he did not and there was. McIlroy was asked three times if a physical problem had forced lax rent a car his premature exit. Each time he replied no . I m not in a good place mentally, he said. Then the story changed to a sore wisdom tooth, before a picture was released of him munching a sandwich moments before he headed lax rent a car for the car-park. Cue ridicule mixed with a layer or two of outrage.
Nice recap Geoff. It s unfortunate if this is another nail in the coffin of Rory s innocence. Seems like it s headed that way though. Nike certainly makes athletes very very rich. But the Nike $ comes with a price too. Rory had always lax rent a car been very open and honest. He was fun to follow on Twitter and elsewhere. But looks like those days are over. #Nikesucks
It s so hard to speculate on what really was the reason for the WD but he is no doubt struggling with his swing which is probably causing him some confidence issues with his sticks. I don t think the majority of golf fans have any idea what a lack of confidence does to golfers at this level. A couple squirrely shots can play with their minds. While not a huge NIKE fan, can we really think that the clubs he s using are so inferior that they can cause a world class player to turn into a hack? They are different clubs, he d probably struggle if he switched from PING to Taylor-Made, wouldn t matter. I think he probably regrets his decision to WD and hopefully he learns from it; he s still young.
I think the equipment change is pretty much a non issue. It s not like he s playing hickory lax rent a car now, all the brands make fantastic lax rent a car clubs and i would think he could put any shaft he wants in them. @aron wants to blame Nike for his loss of innocence, but face it, that was going to happen at one time soon anyway. In todays world of intense media scrutiny lax rent a car and social media covering virtually every moment lax rent a car of their lives, no doubt today s young superstars at some point get jaded and cynical. The young lad has been a tremendous breath of fresh air for golf, hope he can continue to be a carefree, fun loving 23 year old.
The fact that a PGA tour player cannot WD simply because lax rent a car he isn t playing well, without repercussions from Tim and his minions, lax rent a car has created this game of pick an injury to report to the press. Virtually every other sport allows for an off day and it is even encouraged in some. Tim has created this atmosphere where Tour players are made to feel they owe something to the sponsor, hence the pro/am requirement, lax rent a car as well as a myriad of other social functions required lax rent a car as mandatory attendance. So the question lax rent a car becomes: Are we better off with a policy which encourages lying to the media or to simply allow for an honest assessment of ones game, of which might allow for an occasional lax rent a car WD for no other reason than a lack of an ability to hit yhe ball on a given day?
Off day in other sports? WTF are you talking about? You don t see Tom Brady walking off the field in the second quarter. Brady: Sorry guys, head s not in it today. lax rent a car Er, I mean, my tooth aches. See you next week These guys take WEEKS OFF between tournaments. That s their off time. When you enter an event, the paying public owns you.
P-dog you re completely missing lax rent a car the point. McIlroy was most likely paid a handsome appearance fee and yes he does owe sponsors what they paid for. I m sorry, but just because you re playing poorly does not mean you can walk off the course - that s bad sportsmanship. I m not saying I don t feel bad for the guy because I m sure he s under loads of pressure that I could never take, but finish out the round and go home.
@Bill If McIlroy was receiving an appearance fee, that would be a much bigger story than the WD. There is no way the PGA Tour s middle class (Joe Ogilvie, Briny Baird, Jeff Overton etc) would make multi millions if appearance fees were paid. As a result, these policy boars busybody types are very against the concept. You might be thinking of the Europen Tour which does offer appearance fees.
@jgw If Tom Brady was playing as bad as Rory was, he would have been benched. Pitchers are replaced multiple times per game due to performance. The excuse: didn t have my best stuff today . I was simply pointing out how lame it is we have to listen to what is obviously a lie, then hours of expert (errrrrrr) speculation, lax rent a car instead of a simple, honest answer lax rent a car from the player. It obvious he is struggling and trying to play through it. It s unfortunate in today s age that a promising young athlete cannot be allowed to have inevitable high and lows without having to explain them.
I remember playing tournaments when I absolutely had no game. Couldn t hit a fairway, couldn t hit a green....nothing. I spent a decent amount of time feeling like a) I was getting in my playing partners way b) what am I doing out here c) trying to simply figure something out I also had a a round where we were waiting on news about a health scare for my wife. No chance of playing well. I remember lax rent a car Jack Nicklaus withdrawing during the first round at English Turn (New Orleans) the first year we were playing his design, with a hip injury. Brought on bu wind and being 6 or 7 over. Tall poppy
What cracks me up is the idea that Tiger would be serving as some sort of mentor or big brother figure to Rory. Tiger has one goal in his head, and that is to ruin Rory for the next decade or so. Rory s best bet is to stay as far away as possible.
Great catch by Geoff of a great column by James Corrigan. It is exactly right; Tiger s advice on public relations is, Don t be honest. Caclulate. Don t let slip with anything honest or interesting or forthcoming. It is Tiger s worst quality; the stonewalling lack of candor. One thing I don t get; why not just live with the first story, I am not in a good place mentally... ? So what if you get a Tour fine? So what if people gripe about your lack of effort? You apologize. It s just one routine tour event. You apologize honestly, you pay a fine or accept any other penalty. At least you get out with your credibility. I think the honesty with McIlroy was one of the really refreshing things about him. The lack of calculation. lax rent a car It was how people could judge what sort of mind was operating that swing. It wasn t the lack of calculation that troubles me with Rory. The first reaction lax rent a car was honest, even if it was bad Tour behavior. It was the second bite at the apple, the calculation, that was so offensive. The apparently phony story about the wisdom teeth. It really appears to have been a manager thing. lax rent a car A manager whose job it is to minimize screwups on entry forms, tee times and PGA Tour fines. And a manager who knew Rory s schedule for the next month, and said, Hey, we can use the wisdom teeth excuse; it has the air of credibility because we know he has that appointment in two weeks. So I agree with James Corrigan. I d much rather have the honest Rory. I hope he speaks honestly on Tuesday. But then there is the equipment thing. And everybody knows that Rory is not going to blame the equipment. I d sure like to at least hear him say that the equipment is fine (it works well enough for other tour players) but the switch part is difficult and it takes time. But it is hilarious how sensitive people are about the equipment. lax rent a car Peter Jacobsen (Nike) was ALL OVER a defense of the fine young man and his fine equipment when Johnny Miller asked him about it on Saturday. And let s remember how freaking lucky Rory is. If he had been 30 minutes later to Medinah last fall, he might have lost his match and the Ryder Cup might have gone in a different direction. All of his good will would have vanished then and there.
This guys a pro, even with a toothache or whatever, on an off day, he should be able to grind it out, make a couple birdies to give the fans something, and shoot 77 and miss the cut with class. He should play a few practice rounds with Rickie Fowler, there s a guy who doesn t quit
Then the story changed to a sore wisdom tooth, before a picture was released of him munching a sandwich moments before lax rent a car he headed for the car-park. Cue ridicule mixed with a layer or two of outrage. That s one thing Rory is up against: Golf writers with way too much time on their hands. A guy with a bad wisdom tooth doesn t get hungry?
Hey, these guys are good! Best athletes in the history of sports, even (wasn t Golf Channel beating that drum for Tiger around 08?)... I only have one question. Golf is for rich, whining types for the most part AWAY from the public links, so why all the whining from the rich whining types about a rich, whiny kid doing what rich, whining kids do? What really do you expect from guys in their 20 s who ve never done an honest day s work? Integrity? ROFL
A guy with a bad wisdom tooth doesn t get hungry? No, not so much, if it is bad enough for him to walk of the course in the middle of a round. The pain probably increased with every bad hole until it was damn near unbearable! And then he ate a sandwich. Right.
Tiger Woods is a shining example of someone who lies again and again, to his wife and everyone else, and does not tell the