Okay, so I got curious about this whole “Rory choking” thing. Like, how often does it really happen? I decided to dive in and see for myself. It’s a bit of a rabbit hole, I’ll admit!
My Little Experiment
First, I needed a plan. I couldn’t just randomly watch golf and hope to catch Rory having a bad day. So I broke it down:
- Define “Choke”: This was tricky. Is it just a bad final round? A missed putt on the last hole? I decided to go with any situation where he was in contention (top 5) going into the final round and then shot a significantly worse score than the leaders. It’s not perfect, but it’s something.
- Gather Data: I started hitting up the internet. I looked at past tournament results, focused on the big ones – Majors, PGA Tour events, the works. It was a lot of scrolling and clicking, I tell you! I made a simple spreadsheet to keep track. Tournament name, Rory’s position going into the final round, his final round score, and the winner’s final round score.
- Analyze and Count: This is where it got interesting. I went through my spreadsheet, comparing Rory’s final round to the leaders. If he was way off, and he’d been in contention, I marked it down as a potential “choke.”
I also watched some final rounds,I spent some time watching and recording.
It was tedious, honestly. Lots of numbers, lots of comparing. My eyes started to glaze over after a while. But I stuck with it!
I realized that I couldn’t find the specific * I saw that there are a lots final rounds,Rory was in bad situation.I think he is good,but just not stable,sometimes he did * I think,that is also could be called “choke”,right?
