On Wednesday, McIlroy defeated Jonathan Byrd and, ten minutes after walking off the final green, fired a shot across the bow of golf’s older generation.
"I definitely think there’s an opportunity for the younger guys to
come and show what they’ve got on Tour," McIlroy said. "I mean, regardless of [if] Tiger or Phil or Steve Stricker or Jim Furyk are
coming towards the end of their careers, I think the young guys are not
good enough to compete with them … Phil
hasn’t got any worries. I mean, Tiger isn’t as dominant as he used to
be, and Phil, I mean Phil won The Masters last year. They’re great
players and they’re going to continue to be great players until their
mid-40s. I think it’s just a good opportunity for guys,
the younger generation to come through and show what they have."
That’s what passes for MMA-style fighting in golf, and while it was enough to cause a bit of a stir in the golf world, it apparently wasn’t enough to propel McIlroy on to a victory Thursday against Ben Crane.
Indeed, McIlroy got completely waxed, 8 & 7. Crane, who proclaimed his walloping "one of the best rounds I’ve ever played," was all but flawless, knocking out McIlroy with a decisive birdie- and dramatic putt-filled round.
McIlroy gets a lot of grief for his big talk, and Twitter was stuffed with good-riddance’s in the wake of his loss. But I’m all for it; you don’t become a golf legend by being polite and deferential.
Take some time to re-frost those tips, Rory, and come back strong.
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