golfdiscountonsale 2011-07-15

SANDWICH, England — His shots weren’t great, but at least they were quick. In fact, if Rory McIlroy’s pace on the British Open’s first day had to be

described in one word, it would be “speedy.” And that is no small mercy in a sport that can sometimes feel as painfully slow as water torture.
SANDWICH, England — His shots weren’t great, but at least they were quick. In fact, if Rory McIlroy’s pace on the British Open’s first day had to be

described in one word, it would be “speedy.” And that is no small mercy in a sport that can sometimes feel as painfully slow as water torture.
Still, to test the theory that Rory Make-It-Quick could or should be a model for golfing snails to emulate, I decided to gauge his opening round at Royal St.

George’s not by the usual yardstick of birdies and bogeys,TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Irons but with a stopwatch.Over the first eight holes, I timed his tee shots and putts, but not his

shots from the fairway or chips out of the rough, for the simple reason that it’s harder to establish at exactly which point the buildup to those shots —

and thus the stopwatch — begins.

Nor was this exact science, because it is tough to have the precision of a lab experiment when you are kneeling in damp, deep grass under the mournful,

spitting sky in southeast England.
Over the first eight holes, I timed his tee shots and putts, but not his shots from the fairway or chips out of the rough, for the simple reason that it’s

harder to establish at exactly which point the buildup to those shots — and thus the stopwatch — begins.

Nor was this exact science, because it is tough to have the precision of a lab experiment when you are kneeling in damp, deep grass under the mournful,

spitting sky in southeast England.

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