PGA Tour Star Disagrees With Rory McIlroy Debate Over Tricky Golf Shot: ‘Not That Difficult’

PGA Tour Star Disagrees With Rory McIlroy Debate Over Tricky Golf Shot: ‘Not That Difficult’

Sitting nearly 90 feet away from the cup on the green, Rory McIlroy had a bunker between the ball and the hole. The unique short-grass surface on the 201-yard 6th hole presented an awkward challenge for the World No. 2. And he dealt with it with an equally surprising shot, using his wedge on the green. The Irishman thought it was a tricky shot to hit. But Michael Kim believes that was not the case. Tweeting in response to McIlroy’s statement, Ki…

Riviera prohibits it. But Rory McIlroy still executed it — spectacularly

Riviera’s membership is not permitted to hit wedge shots off the 6th green, but that rule does not apply to Rory McIlroy and Co. The post Riviera prohibits it. But Rory McIlroy still executed it — spectacularly   appeared first on Golf.

Riviera prohibits it. But Rory McIlroy still executed it — spectacularly - Irish Golfer Magazine

Many golf shots excel at inducing anxiety: flop shots off hardpan, drivers off the deck, Jordan Spieth . . . well . . . [insert shot here]. But surely no shot is nervier than a chip off a green. Thankfully, we don’t often bear witness to such derring-do, because (1) rare is the need for such a shot, and (2) so high is the degree of difficulty that no one with a handicap higher than, oh, plus-4 or -5 would or should even think about attempting su…