Rory McIlroy's former agent: McIlroy has a massive mental block, makes big mistakes
Rory McIlroy had the opportunity to complete his Grand Slams by winning the Masters. However, the Northern Irishman was not at a satisfactory level. McIlroy's former agent Chubby Chandler
“If you were a betting man you would probably bet against him winning. He has made winning the Grand Slam a bigger thing in his head than it actually is,” Chandler told i news, as quoted by golfmonthly.com
Chubby Chandler believes that the huge desire to achieve such success is exactly the reason why Rory cannot succeed.
When you really want something, sometimes that strong desire destroys you. Additionally, Chandler believes that Rory's off-field roles are unnecessary at this point. “He is not really driven by number of wins or number of majors per se, but he seems to be driven by wanting to win the Grand Slam.
It’s a massive mental block and it’s getting harder and harder. Every time he gets there he has the pressure from everyone else, but also from himself. If you could see into his head back in the days when he was flying around Augusta there was nothing in there other than hitting a golf ball.
Now he has commitments with PGA Tour, where he has been groomed as a political figurehead, with TV, with half a dozen really big sponsors. And they take up time. That clutter manifests itself on the course. He needs to get away from a lot of that, and just trust his talent”.
Chubby Chandler on Rory McIlroy
Rory's ex-agent has many gripes. Rory's role on the PGA Tour as well as the interview on the field are things that Chubby cannot understand. “To me he has got carried away as mouthpiece of the PGA Tour.
He is doing things he shouldn’t be doing and opening his mouth too often. The interview on the fairway, absolutely brilliant TV but not good for Rory McIlroy. You can’t be having a chat with a guy in the commentary box about the day and the way he is playing, or whatever, then get over a wedge and give it 100 per cent. You would never have got Nicklaus doing it. You would never have got Tiger doing it”.
