- Jack Nicklaus Will Be Fuming After Rory McIlroy’s Latest Comments About The Memorial Tournament
It is U.S. Open week and all eyes in the golf world are fixed on Pinehurst #2, one of the most magnificent tracks in all of golf.
In his Tuesday press conference, Rory McIlroy‘s comments about last week at Jack Nicklaus’ Memorial Tournament held at the Muirfield Village Golf Club started off innocent enough. Rory was simply commenting about how Pinehurst will offer players chances to play different types of shots. But Rory McIlroy’s comments could easily be perceived as a swipe at Jack Nicklaus’ tournament.
Going back to last week at Memorial. People hit it offline or people (miss) a green, you’re basically only seeing players hit one shot. There’s only one option. And that turns into it being somewhat one dimensional, and honestly not very exciting. And I think a course like this demands a different skillset. And also some creativity. And I think that’ll be on display this week.
I’ve already seen some videos online of people maybe trying fairway woods, or having lob wedges, or putters… Ya know even if you get lucky and have a half decent lie in that wire grass/sandy area… being able to hit a recovery shot. I think for the viewer at home that’s more exciting than seeing guys hack out of 4 inch rough all the time. Hopefully that comes to fruition and it’s an exciting golf tournament.”