Controversy | Wei Under Par

Sep

11

2014

Rory defends remarks on Tiger, Phil (*Update)

By Stephanie Wei under FedExCup

In his pre-tournament press conference at East Lake on Wednesday, Rory McIlroy was asked whether the fact that Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson had failed to qualify for the Tour Championship symbolized a changing of the guard. The world no. 1 replied, “No,” but he pointed out that Woods and Mickelson, the two faces of the game over the last two decades, were simply getting older. He also stated that they were “getting into sort of the last few holes of their career.”

Rory only declared the obvious reality and added that he would be dealing with the same issues that go along with aging in 20 years. Last I checked, Tiger and Phil aren’t 25 anymore. Tiger is indeed injured.

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#2014 Tour Championship, #Controversy, #East Lake, #Phil Mickelson, #Rory McIlroy, #Tiger Woods

Jun

17

2013

“274? You can’t even reach it!”

By Conor Nagle under US Open

Verbal assault!

The above screencap looks innoccuous enough. Heck, it’s just all-American hero Phil Mickelson staring at the crotch of a man standing in the middle distance. No biggie, right?

Wrong.

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#2013 US Open, #Controversy, #Hunter Mahan, #Merion Golf Club, #Mike Davis, #USGA

Oct

25

2012

G-Mac weighs in on Olympic issue, makes little sense

By Conor Nagle under Rory McIlroy

A man in desperate search of a solution.

Graeme McDowell is, by whatever metric you care to apply, a bright and articulate individual. Self-aware in a way few athletes are, he makes for a shrewd and canny interviewee. Measured, non-confrontational: he usually excels at tip-toeing through minefields.

Consider it indicative, then, of the extent to which the question of Northern identity remains one with no easy answers that mere mention of the 2016 Olympics can reduce a speaker of McDowell’s abundant ability to the crudest buck-passing.

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#2016 Olympics, #Controversy, #Graeme McDowell, #Northern Ireland, #Rory McIlroy

Sep

10

2012

No man is an island: some thoughts on Rory and Northern Irish nationalism

By Conor Nagle under Rory McIlroy

Pathetic fallacy: these dark clouds represent controversy.

Having just sealed his third PGA Tour victory in a little under a month and, in the process, consolidated his place at the summit of the world rankings, Rory McIlroy began yesterday evening’s press commitments at the BMW Championship in ebullient mood.

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#2016 Olympics, #Controversy, #Ireland, #Northern Ireland, #Rory McIlroy

Apr

7

2012

Karen Crouse: wronged and wrong in nearly equal measure

By Conor Nagle under The Masters

Billy Payne does his best to ignore the woman in the front row... or not.

The controversy surrounding Augusta National’s refusal to countenance female membership has broken the fourth wall and sparked a high-profile, if localised, revolt within the Masters press corps.

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#Augusta National, #Billy Payne, #Controversy, #Karen Crouse, #Masters Tournament, #New York Times, #Sexism, #The Masters 2012

Nov

1

2011

Golf Mag’s POY Pick Prompts Protest (*Update)

By Stephanie Wei under PGA Tour

Well, at least this gives us something to argue talk about! Earlier today, Golf Magazine announced Rory McIlroy as its Player of the Year, triggering tweets of outrage that Yani Tseng was passed over.

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#Controversy, #Golf Magazine Player of the Year, #Keegan Bradley, #Luke Donald, #Rory McIlroy, #Yani Tseng

Aug

9

2011

Pat Perez Makes Children Cry (*UPDATE*)

By Conor Nagle under Humor

Pat Perez: barely containing his rage.

By now, most of you already know what happened last Sunday at the Reno-Tahoe Open, but we never got the chance to give it the attention it deserved on the blog. So here, in the interests of discussion, outrage and appreciation of Pat Perez’s embarrassment, is a post I put together earlier for The Score.

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#Abuse of Children, #Controversy, #Pat Perez

Aug

3

2011

Debate: Clarke’s Controversy

By Conor Nagle under European PGA Tour

A match made in heaven... or hell (also known as Co.Tyrone)?

I’m sure you’ve all come into contact with coverage of Darren Clarke’s epic post-Open Championship bender in some way, shape or form over the last fortnight, but I doubt you read much about the disdain with which it was viewed in certain corners of the Irish society.

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#Controversy, #Darren Clarke, #Guinness