A former PGA Tour Pro wanted the CBS Jim Nantz diffuser to Rory McILroy Plus after missing his putt by the 18th green who would have won the Masters without the need for eliminatory series.
While McILroy came out of the bunker, he had a few feet to save it by and his green jacket at the Augusta National Golf Club Sunday. But his putt remained on the left and he missed his 72nd tournament hole, forcing a sudden qualifying series with Justin Rose, who sank a birdie on the same green earlier to finish 11 sous.
Of course, McILroy continued in Birdie on the 18th of this qualifying series, and he was a pure emotion on the green while customers roared around him while he ended the big career chelem.
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Steve Elkington ends during the 2010 PGA championship in Whistling Straits. (Jeff Hanisch-USA today Sport)
But the former PGA Tour Steve Elkington pro was expressed on X after hearing Nantz simply saying: “We are going to the playoffs”, while McILroy patted in his Bogey to fall at 11 sous.
“It could be the greatest collapse in the history of golf and F — Ing CBS says:” We have qualifiers “,” wrote Elkington on X.
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Elkington, the 62-year-old Australian, estimated that Nantz and the rest of the broadcasters should be more critical of McILroy at that time. This could have been an epic collapse for the man who not only had not won the Masters, but has also missed a major victory in the past 11 years, including a putting fusion in the US 2024 open.
Elkington continued to criticize McILroy, saying that his approach on n ° 18 to 125 yards is about as simple as for pros.
“It was a corner in the right bunker out of 18 … a corner,” he said.
Rory McILroy holds the Masters championship trophy at the Augusta National Golf Club. (Images Kyle Terada-Imagn)
While Elkington was critical, there were many who loved what Nantz and CBS did in these high stressful moments, allowing the suspense to wear the diffusion while McILroy was making his way through his last tumultuous final round.
When McILroy buried his Birdie Putt in the playoffs and left on his knees, Nantz simply said: “Rory has his masterpiece.” From there, almost seven minutes have passed without a word from Nantz or someone else, while Mcilroy left green and met his family and his team for an emotional celebration.
McILroy joined Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods in a rare golf story as the only golfers to have ever finished the big career.
The former PGA tower, Steve Elkington, criticized Jim Nantz’s call during the Miss de Rory McILroy on the 18th at Masters. (Imagn)
Meanwhile, Elkington was classified as high as his career, winning 10 times on the PGA Tour, including the 1995 PGA championship. His best finish in Augusta was the T-3E in 1993.
