McIlroy Not 1st nor Last to Walk off Golf Course During Round

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Published: March 4, 2013

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Call him temperamental. Say his Irish is showing. But don't accuse McIlroy of being the only world-class golfer to leave a golf course mid-round or mid-tournament, whether out of frustration or injury. Or even toothache.

Tiger Woods withdrew from The Players on the sixth hole with neck problems. It was probably the media's fault. Goodness knows we are a pain in a lot of body parts. He also withdrew from the WGC Cadillac with an Achilles twinge or two.

I've been told that keeping a twinge in reserve is always a good idea if you are a professional athlete. If McIlroy, now being called R-MAC, had cited a twinge in his back after hitting the ball in the water on the 18th hole, which was his ninth, no one would have questioned it. A twinge is perfectly acceptable, particularly if you've ever had a back problem, even for just a day.

The late and legendary sportswriter Jim Murray wrote that Tom Weiskopf once got flu in the sand trap on No. 2 at Riviera. Murray said Weiskopf was lying four at the time and was looking at a double or triple bogey.

"That'll give you flu every time. Double-bogeys are a leading cause of flu on the tour," Murray wrote. "Tommy just walked out of the trap and into his car and out of there. A 'WD' is a sure cure for flu."

But the best ever WD was probably Bobby Jones at St. Andrews in the 1921 British Open.

St. Andrews, if you've never been there, has bunkers that sneak up on you. They are hiding behind a gorse bush or they just appear, like sinkholes, when you least expect them. You are walking along one, two, three and plop! You've dropped completely into a bunker. It's a wonder there aren't medic stands at every green to pick up the wounded.

Back to Jones. He was playing along during his first competitive visit to the Old Course, and found himself in a bunker on the 11th hole, a par three. The bunkers on the 11th basically stand between humanity and par.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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