Wentworth witnessed the newest practically second for Rory McIlroy on the weekend as he was denied victory on the BMW PGA Championship by an impressed Billy Horschel.
Horschel holed out from distance with a spectacular eagle putt to beat McIlroy in an exciting playoff, per week after Rory had additionally been ousted by Rasmus Hojgaard in a decent end on the Irish Open.
On this week’s version of the Sky Sports activities Golf Podcast, Josh is joined by Rob Lee and Simon Holmes to mirror on McIlroy’s runner-up end, and why Thriston Lawrence could have left with some regrets.
“He’s 20-under par for four rounds around there and two others guys tied him. Everybody including Thriston and Billy can look back at their week and think, I could have been one or two shots better,” stated Lee.
“The actual fact is Rory may be very shut, you can argue he ought to have gained the US Open, Irish Open and the PGA Championship.
“He is very very shut. I believe he is superb at ignoring the noise as a result of with Rory there’s numerous noise. Folks come as much as me within the grocery store speaking about Rory and I’ll defend him 100 per cent.
“Rory has nearly won three really big tournaments in the space of three months, and it just hasn’t quite happened for him. He was beaten by a guy who had a worldie!”
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Sky Sports activities Golf pundit Simon Holmes says Thriston Lawrence’s choice to put up on the seventeenth gap of the ultimate spherical on the BMW PGA Championship could have value him the title
The fellows additionally focus on the announcement that LIV golfers will probably be eligible to play for the USA on the Ryder Cup, in addition to previewing the Presidents Cup and the Open de Espana.
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