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Originally Posted by BrianL99
When Rory won his 3rd or 4th Major, I read a post on social media, predicting he would surpass Tiger.
I laughed and said, "you don't understand the Irish culture".
Any "expert" who predicted Rory was destined to become an all-time great, doesn't understand the Irish.
Rory is plenty talented, but I think his best years are behind him.
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I have no reason to doubt it but I find that to be an extraordinary claim about the Irish culture. Have never been there, love to hear them talk, and have heard that our last name had formerly been O'Bryant rather than Bryant. :-) Got a reference? I'm assuming that this is more recent stuff than that "cottier" thing. Admittedly, I couldn't tell you the difference between Ireland and Northern Ireland. :-) Even have to stand aside when the discussion arises as to whether it's "Scotch-Irish" or "Scots-Irish". :-)
Rory's skills were and continue to be exceptional. Isn't he ranked second in the world? Wait. Looks like Xander has now nudged past him on that list. I wouldn't begin to try to explain his psychology - or anybody else's. That's some mysterious stuff - *especially* when it comes to golf. Have often wondered if some of the guys holding up surprisingly well down the stretch in majors might've been using something like hypnosis or meditation or drugs. Golf is a heinous endeavor - especially on the back nine on Sundays at majors. Guess that's why we watch. :-)
Bottom line, I'd not be surprised to see Rory grab a few more majors. Unless there's something obvious about Irish culture that I've missed. :-)
Edit: "I don't think the Irish culture is as competitive as some others." Just found that quote. Very interesting. Shall have to ponder that. . .
Edit again. Just read this:
The Scots Irish – Go Foxburg! Guess I need to learn the difference between Scotts-Irish and Irish now.
Another edit. Found this quote. "The term Scot-Irish is an American made term that came about when the Irish were arriving in the U.S. during the famine. Many of the Irish who had immigrated to the U.S. in the 1700's and early 1800's had reached comfortable levels of prosperity, and were embarrassed to have any association with the poorer Irish who came during the famine." I think I might have a cousin who'll have some clue as to which group I can claim. :-)