Rory McIlroy Misses Cut at 2015 Irish Open: Latest Comments, Reaction

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Published: May 29, 2015

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Cue the overreaction, vitriol and a fresh look at unfair comparisons between Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods.

Woods is the gold standard McIlroy always has to live up to. Two consecutive missed cuts only give McIlroy's critics more fuel, and that's what the current world No. 1 is facing after falling short of the weekend at the 2015 Irish Open, per ESPN.com's Bob Harig.

An opening round of nine-over 80 preceded Friday's disappointing 71 as McIlroy fell outside the cut line by four strokes at Royal County Down.

Justin Ray of the Golf Channel put McIlroy's situation into perspective:



Because of Woods' transcendent impact on the sport of golf, the game's top players will always be compared to him. But it is highly unlikely—if not impossible—that McIlroy can replicate Woods' tremendous success.

ESPN's Jason Sobel put it well when McIlroy posted scores of 71 and 78 last weekend in an abrupt exit from his title defense at the BMW PGA Championship:



After missing the cut last week, McIlroy said he wasn't too concerned with playing only two rounds at Wentworth, a course that hasn't suited his eye in the past.

"I'm not going to read too much into it," McIlroy said, per ESPN.co.uk's Alex Perry. "It was inevitable at some point the run was going to come to a bit of an end. I am back to my usual at Wentworth! It was not great before last year and it has not been great this year."

And no one should be worried about McIlroy's latest misstep at the Irish Open. He hadn't dropped a shot and had two birdies amid tough scoring conditions on Friday before a double bogey at the par-four 15th.



The reality is when all the parts of his game are clicking, McIlroy can be just as great as Woods was in his prime. Consistency still eludes McIlroy to a degree, but that doesn't mean he can't steady it over tim...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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