Remove $100,000 from Rory McIlroy‘s bank account and he wouldn’t look twice.
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Remove$100,000fromRoryMcIlroy‘sbankaccountandhewouldn’tlooktwice.Hewouldn’tlookonce.
ButfurywouldbuildinhisstockyIrishframewithoneglanceofascorecardmuddiedwithatwo-shotpenaltyforslowplay.
ThisisnottosayMcIlroyisslow.Heisacasestudyfromafileofmulti-millionairegolferswhodon’trunbehindthesofafromslowplayfinesbutmorereclinetilted-headinrelaxation.
Asisthelandscapeingolfwhereplayersareheinouslyoverpaidandhaveadistortedviewofself-worth,theyhavebecomeequallynumbtopickinguppaychecksandtheprospectofgivingsomeback.
Theonlylanguagethesepeoplespeakisgolf.Asixonascorecardislikeanelephantintheroom,anditisonlywhenshotpenaltiesareregularlyintroducedthatplayerswillstampededownfairwaysinsteadofslithering.
ThisissuewasnevermorepertinentattheANNIKAattheendofthe2024LPGATourseason.CarlotaCiganda,arguablythegame’