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Rory McIlroy will likely pull out of the Travelers Championship

I think this one's gonna sting for a really long time and it won't surprise me to see him pull out of the travelers this next week. I, I doubt we'll see him there. I'd be shocked if we see him there and yeah, the fifth major, there you go.

Rory McIlroy did withdraw from the Travelers Championship the following day, stating he needed a few weeks to process everything.

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Jun 17, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The Celtics will win Game 5 by a lot

Celtics I think are six and a half point favorites on Monday night. I believe they're gonna win by a lot.

The Celtics won Game 5 106-88 (an 18-point margin), covering the spread easily and winning by a lot.
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Jun 17, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Every athlete should get one pass per year to skip the media after a loss

I think that every athlete should get one a year where they can just say, I'm I'm not doing this and, and this you, you and if you, if you don't use it, you lose it. So you don't get carryover, but you get one a year where you can just be like, Nope, no moss, I can't do it. Because I would, if I were Rory and I had to sit there and have Bryson come up to me and be like, that was an incredible fight you put up, you know what? Oh, you played so great. I wish two of us could have won this. And then go sit and have some reporter say, Rory, talk me through what happened with that putt that you missed. I kill myself.

This is a subjective proposal for a rule change in sports media protocols.
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Jun 17, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Rory McIlroy's tire spinning exit gave reporters a better story than a boring press conference would have

The media gets so mad after Claire. And then they have all their articles about how this person didn't give them anything to write about. Right. And he actually, Rory gave everybody so much more stuff to write about. Right. So much more stuff to talk about by not answering questions than he did if he had stuck around and just given like deadpan answers of credit to Bryce. And he played really, really well. Of course I'm disappointed. Very upset that I missed those puts, you know? Yeah. It's one of those things, golf's a hard game. That's what Rory would've said.

This is a subjective analysis of media dynamics.

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JJ Spaun never wins the US Open without the weather delay

I think without that [rain delay] he never wins this. I mean he just was lost. The composure wasn't there... Five out of his first six holes were bogies... Hayward was at Oakmont Country Club talking to JJ Spawn at the reset.

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Smylie KaufmanSmylie Kaufman

Terrell Hatton will win the Open Championship at Port Rush

Heading into the year, my prediction was Hatton. I just had a feeling that Terrell Hatton's gonna win a major this year... I'm gonna go with the crazy man in Terrell Hatton. He's a linky type of player... That's my pick for now.

Scottie Scheffler won the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush by 4 shots. Terrell Hatton did not win.
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Smylie KaufmanSmylie Kaufman

Ludvig Åberg's game is built for winning major championships

Ludwig Åberg would be another guy too, who's, I think his game is built for major championships. Ludwig is already contended at the Masters a couple different times.

Whether Ludvig Aberg's game is 'built for winning major championships' is a subjective assessment of a golfer's style and potential.