Rory McIlroy's PGA silence turns celebrations into chaos

Charlotte, N.C. – If you're wondering how Rory McIlroy feels about a four-day press conference at the PGA Championship, you don't need to delve into the archives to find out.

His latest comment on the topic was a few weeks ago. McIlroy responded to Collin Morikawa's assertion in the pre-tournament media battle at the Masters, who did not “ow” “anything” in the press by expressing his own opinion on the issue. McIlroy's answer leaves little room for explanation.

“I think [Morikawa] “Look, whether in the NBL, whether in the NBA, they have to talk to you after the game is over. That's what the PGA Tour is looking for incorporating it into the rules and regulations, but as long as it isn't, we can choose to opt out when we want it and hope people do it from time to time.”

Ultimately, McIlroy's silence at this PGA Championship is in the context of his driver's problems, and that's not the reason for this story. Although there is about responsibility Professional golfers face their relationship with the press, and there is no doubt about the letter to the law. McIlroy exercised his rights this week in Quail Hollow to finish fifth.

The root of this story is Ambiguity – McIlroy's comments on the Master are the same. Ambiguity is a dangerous thing for athletes with McIlroy's body. It leaves room for bad actors to seize control of the narrative and twist it into nothing. It gives idiot oxygen. It surrendered to the most powerful tool in the arsenal of any famous athlete: his or her perspective.

Let's talk about what we know. USGA performed routine driver consistency tests on one-third of the Quail Hollow field on behalf of the US PGA. It was reported that multiple driver leaders, including McIlroy's Taylormade QI10, failed this test, which is again not an abnormality. McIlroy's backup QI10's driving is worse than his backup QI10 (although not much different from the old head of last week's Truist Championship). Finally, in the four days after the first report, McIlroy rejected four media interview requests from the PGA Championship and eventually left Quail Hollow on Sunday afternoon, a sentence that has been said since his pre-tournament press conference.

if McIlroy's riders failed to perform USGA tests, and the failed tests would not hint at any evil about McIlroy or his device settings. Professional golfers wield at incredible speeds and seek gears to lean against the limits that are allowed. After repeated strikes at high speed, the driver's face may crawl over legal thickness, sometimes even caves or cracks.

“result [of driver tests] Protect players confidentially.[Players] The club didn't know that the club had deviated from consistency and did not match the club's consistency, except hitting the club thousands of times. ”

So if the problem no McIlroy's driver may have had a test break, what is this? The problem is that we still don't know what's going on. Because McIlroy didn’t speak, a story of a seemingly ho-like device has pissed one of the headlines this week. What happened in McIlroy's first major start since the magical end of Augusta National is also a mystery. The week's celebration was replaced by chaos thanks to McIlroy's lip zipper.

Even given his keen sense of the rights of his tournament rivals, McIlroy's such a pleasant shot is unusual. The public knows this, which is why some of the more evil actors on the internet have seen Rory's silence as an acknowledgement of inward gui or some sort of cover-up. Of course, there are some boring things at Carnival, because why doesn’t McIlroy speak?

I don't share their attention. According to my estimate At least The interesting story surrounding McIlroy’s week at the PGA Championship is the status of his driver’s head. If Rory talks about a failed test on Thursday afternoon, it's very likely that Thursday afternoon was the last time I thought of his driver or anyone else.

However, by choosing not to speak, the driver's person in charge remains mine Head and others. McIlroy's muzzle created uncertainty. Maybe, the devil on the shoulder, a bigger story yes At work, McIlroy built a wall to protect it.

What I don't know is. No one did this. McIlroy's decision invite This uncertainty is curious for a player who has just entered the PGA title in the most historical week of his career and is ready to win a wave of victories in the coming months.

Maybe McIlroy avoided questions about his driver. Perhaps he pointed out the point of empowering players. Maybe after so long in the center of attention, he was burned down. Maybe he has cashed in all his karma chips. Maybe he's just bored.

Whatever his reasoning, McIlroy may have forgotten why so many players who are not obliged to talk to the press still do this: because it is advantageous for them to record straight in their own words.

At the PGA Championship, McIlroy chose to remain silent. In the process, he made noise.