Rory...illegal driver.....caught at the PGA Championship....now "skipping" the Memorial??....

[Special K]

1 hour ago, BillsFan4 said:

yeah but he’s consistently been one of the best drivers of the ball year in and out. This isn’t a 1 year anomaly. It’s partly what he’s known for.

 

Scottie Scheffler, who was #2 off the tee to McIlroy this year and has also used the same club all year, had his driver fail the same test:

 

https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/scottie-schefflers-reveals-he-too-failed-driver-test-before-pga-victory

 

I guess it’s pretty common for players to fail the test. The info just usually isn’t released as far as I understand.

 

I think this is a nothing story, especially when the difference between a passing and failing driver is only a matter of the ball traveling a few more feet. 

 

 

Wow, surprised that this type of thing is that common.

 

One difference is that Scottie still played well with the new driver whereas Rory did not. If Rory gets back to the level he was playing before this incident, then its a non-story, and I was reading too much into it, but if he does not, then it becomes a little more curious, IMO.

[TheBrownBear]

Wow!!! This is clearly golf's "steroid era".  No hall of fame for Rory or Scottie!!!  😉

[dhg]

Guess I need to throw out my clubs

[Special K]

Is this a low-key suspension by the PGA Tour??

 

Just a little more "smoke" that gives my theory that his illegal driver was more than from "regular use" a little more juice.

 

I remember a few years back when Dustin Johnson "announced" that he was going to take a six month break from the Tour to recharge himself, and the PGA went along with it until it leaked that he was actually suspended for six months for failing two drug tests showing Cocaine use.

 

Whenever Rory does come back, if he is not playing as lights out as he was before this situation, you really have to start to wonder....

[Special K]

Sorry....would have added it to the original thread right away, but my phone wouldn't let me change the title.

[Steve O]

21 hours ago, Special K said:

Is this a low-key suspension by the PGA Tour??

Just a little more "smoke" that gives my theory that his illegal driver was more than from "regular use" a little more juice.

I remember a few years back when Dustin Johnson "announced" that he was going to take a six month break from the Tour to recharge himself, and the PGA went along with it until it leaked that he was actually suspended for six months for failing two drug tests showing Cocaine use.

Whenever Rory does come back, if he is not playing as lights out as he was before this situation, you really have to start to wonder....

re Is this a low-key suspension by the PGA Tour?? - No. He likes to play the week before majors, he doesn't like to play 3 weeks in a row. He's playing at the Canadian Open next week.

re Just a little more "smoke" that gives my theory that his illegal driver was more than from "regular use" a little more juice. - It really doesn't.

re I remember a few years back when Dustin Johnson "announced" that he was going to take a six month break from the Tour to recharge himself, and the PGA went along with it until it leaked that he was actually suspended for six months for failing two drug tests showing Cocaine use. - I stand corrected. There you have it. Must be a one week suspension for Rory, nothing to do with his not wanting to play 3 weeks in a row.

re Whenever Rory does come back, if he is not playing as lights out as he was before this situation, you really have to start to wonder.... - Sounds like you've already made up your mind. 

[Special K]

1 hour ago, Steve O said:

Sounds like you've already made up your mind. 

 

Sounds like you have already made up yours.

 

Are you the President of the Rory McIlroy fan club??

 

I hope he proves me wrong, the guy has always been a good player, but he never played as lights out as he played in the beginning of this year. He really needed the Masters to cement his legacy, and maybe he was willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen.

 

If he plays poorly at the Canadian open, and misses the cut at the US Open, will you at least allow for the possibility that something was fishy??

 

If he plays well in these next two tournaments, then I will have read too much into it, admit I was wrong, and let it go.

[Simon]

4 minutes ago, Special K said:

I will have read too much into it, admit I was wrong, and let it go.

 

[Special K]

54 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

 

I can admit when I am wrong.......I just don't get a lot of practice at it.😁

Edited 18 hours ago by Special K