The media is going to chase the easy story. I get they have to "report" on the story, but there is a right and wrong way to present it. A little creativity could have taken this story to greater depths
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I'll grant you the obnoxious but I disagree completely that it's unfair. He had what, a 5 shots lead heading to number 10. Bogey, bogey, quadruple on a par 3 with two in the water is the absolute definition of meltdown / choke. This was up there with the all time golf chokes, very Jean Van De Velda-esque.
They are telling the story in front of them, just like when they praised him endlessly (rightfully so) when he was playing so magnificently last year. IMHO it is easy / in the moment journalism.
A collapse suggests everything topples. Had he 'collapsed' he wouldn't have damn near holed out from 120 on 11.... And then birdied a couple more times before the round finished.
I agree he faltered... There's no question about it.. I just don't think it's the story of this Masters. There's a reason why the streak he beat was only bested by Palmer. It's damn near impossible/improbable.
haha, not a chance. Things that 'melt' by definition reduce from form. He continued on. Had he made that putt on 11 (which I think ignoring the approach is so beyond short sighted), you wouldn't have a leg to stand on. 12 does a great job of humbling golfers. TWO shots does not a collapse/meltdown/choke make.
The story in front of them is a flawless round by the champion, Danny Willett.
What he did afterwards doesn't mean he didn't have a meltdown or collapse. It is possible to have a meltdown in any part of the round. His came in the middle of the round. What he did afterwards showed that he has the heart of champion and incredible mental fortitude but doesn't change the fact he collapsed.
I agree that it isn't the only story of the Masters. That takes away from what Danny Willett did. I would argue however it is the biggest story. If Jordan doesn't falter/collapse/meltdown he wins the Masters.
+6 on the first 3 holes of the back nine is more than 2 shots followed by uncharacteristic putts missed on 16 and 17, I don't expect perfection, but he gave quite a few away once the pressure was on.
So let's say, for the sake of argument, he doesn't fat the second shot on 12 and still puts his drop into the sand, ending up with a 5. He still loses by one.
is that a collapse/meltdown/falter?
So let's say, for the sake of argument, he doesn't fat the second shot on 12 and still puts his drop into the sand, ending up with a 5. He still loses by one.
is that a collapse/meltdown/falter?
Round 4 is were it matters most. All on the line. I'll go with collapse as that's exactly what he called it. But to his credit he stayed the course the best he could, almost rallying back.Ehhh.. he gave more back to the field in round 2 than he did in round 4. I didn't hear that get called a choke/collapse/falter/meltdown.
I don't know sir... timing is everything, and it is hard to swallow going from up 4 to down 2 over the course of 3 holes where you give 6 back to the field. He a great guy, and the epitome of class act, but this seems pretty cut and dry to me... similar to rory a few years back IMOEhhh.. he gave more back to the field in round 2 than he did in round 4. I didn't hear that get called a choke/collapse/falter/meltdown.
Was one for the ages!! And I won't enjoy them beating it to death for the next week. But for them it's all about ratings, and as with all mainstream media the negative seems to drive the numbers more. So it will be wall to wall for a while. I do agree that Danny Willett will not get the proper amount of coverage for the flawless round that won the Masters. Heck his brother is being crowned Twitter Champion today.haha you guys are tough. I'm not really trying to argue it, because I genuinely enjoyed this Masters the way I saw it and I'm happy you did as well.
I imagine you'll really enjoy the GC narrative for the next couple days.
Agree to disagree, buddy. If he'd continued on successfully the story would have been all the more grand - epic collapse followed by historic resolve and comeback. The key element there being this, it still would have been a collapse.haha, not a chance. Things that 'melt' by definition reduce from form. He continued on. Had he made that putt on 11 (which I think ignoring the approach is so beyond short sighted), you wouldn't have a leg to stand on. 12 does a great job of humbling golfers. TWO shots does not a collapse/meltdown/choke make.
The story in front of them is a flawless round by the champion, Danny Willett.
Was one for the ages!! And I won't enjoy them beating it to death for the next week. But for them it's all about ratings, and as with all mainstream media the negative seems to drive the numbers more. So it will be wall to wall for a while.
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Agree to disagree, buddy. If he'd continued on successfully the story would have been all the more grand - epic collapse followed by historic resolve and comeback. The key element there being this, it still would have been a collapse.
The story most definitely is not Willet's round. First, he never did enough to overcome Spieth without Spieth's collapse. Second, an epic flub up by a superstar prodigy to throw away a major is always going to be the story.
Agree with all of this. Spieth was the dominant story for the first 3 days, so he was likely going to be the dominant story win or lose today. Then to have such a big lead headed to the back nine and have it all go away in 3 holes was a tremendous collapse.
I also think this is a lot like the 2011 Masters. The story afterwards was more about Rory's collapse on the back nine rather than the winner, Charl Schwartzel.