{"id":1224855,"date":"2020-08-25T18:39:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T22:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1224855"},"modified":"2020-09-16T13:11:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T17:11:15","slug":"tiger-woods-rory-mcilroy-offer-up-the-same-reason-for-their-recent-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/tiger-woods-rory-mcilroy-offer-up-the-same-reason-for-their-recent-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy Offer Up the Same Reason For Their Recent Struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/why-rory-mcilroy-believes-playing-the-masters-in-november-will-help-him-complete-the-career-grand-slam\/\">Rory McIlroy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/tiger-woods\/\">Tiger Woods<\/a> are obviously two of the most popular golfers of the last 25 years, obviously also two of the most successful, but the two future Hall of Famers (Tiger is actually already in but hasn't been officially inducted) have had a hard time adjusting to life on the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tiger-woods-has-made-more-in-pga-tour-earnings-than-any-player-in-history-and-its-not-even-close\/\">PGA Tour<\/a> without spectators. Neither has been in contention of any tournament since the season resumed and both seem to think that the lack of patrons has at least a little something to do with that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tiger Woods' best finish in the three tournaments he's played since the PGA Tour resumed was a tie for 37th<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tiger Woods Final Round at the 2020 PGA Championship | Every Shot\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qy_7gvtR1PQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/the-stats-from-tiger-woods-tiger-slam-are-absolutely-insane\/\">The Stats From Tiger Woods' &#8216;Tiger Slam' Are Absolutely Insane<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choosing to skip the early events of the PGA Tour restart, which began on June 11 with the Charles Schwab Challenge, Tiger Woods didn't return to competitive golf until mid-July at the Memorial at Muirfield Village, a tournament he's won five times. It was his first tournament since the Genesis Invitational back in February and the rust certainly showed. Woods shot 71 on Thursday and Saturday and 76 on Friday and Sunday to finish at 6-over for the week, tied for 40th and 15 shots back of winner Jon Rahm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tiger played better golf at the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park, shooting 68-72-72-67, but still only managed to tie for 37th at 1-under, a dozen shots behind Collin Morikawa. Woods barely made the cut at the Northern Trust this past week at TPC Boston, making the weekend on the number at just 3-under on a golf course that was giving up some insanely low scores. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He played the final two rounds with Rory McIlroy, who had also just snuck into the weekend, and finished tied for 58th. He shot a solid 66 on Sunday but still finished 24 strokes behind Dustin Johnson, who shot an absurd 30-under for the week. McIlroy finished tied for 65th out of 70 who made the cut, his worst finish in seven starts since the restart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rory McIlroy hasn't been the same player since the restart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hgc0KEUQkKs\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/rory-mcilroy-knows-exactly-when-he-last-paid-for-a-round-of-golf-and-how-much-it-cost\/\">Rory McIlroy Knows Exactly When He Last Paid For a Round of Golf and How Much It Cost<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the PGA Tour shut down back in March following the first round of The Players Championship, Rory McIlroy was playing some of the best golf of his career, which is saying something given the fact he's a four-time major champion. In his final seven starts before the season was suspended, McIlroy hadn't finished outside the top five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But in the seven starts he's made since the PGA Tour season resumed, his best finish has been a tie for 11th at the Travelers Championship. But outside of that, he hasn't finished higher than a tie for 32nd, which he did at both the Charles Schwab Challenge and the Memorial. He tied for 41st at the RBC Heritage, tied for 47th at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, tied for 33rd at the PGA Championship, and tied for 65th at the Northern Trust. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily for McIlroy, he's actually still in the hunt for the FedEx Cup title given his play earlier in the year and will head to the BMW Championship at No. 12 in the standings. But both he and Tiger Woods, who is at No. 57 in the standings and needs a big week in Chicago just to get into the top 30 to qualify for the Tour Championship, could be in trouble if they can't get past the lack of spectators, which seems to be a part of their recent struggles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are struggling without spectators<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tiger-Woods-Rory-McIlroy.jpg?strip=all&#038;quality=89\" alt=\"Tiger Woods Rory McIlroy\" class=\"wp-image-1224875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tiger-Woods-Rory-McIlroy.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tiger-Woods-Rory-McIlroy.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200 300w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tiger-Woods-Rory-McIlroy.jpg?w=768&amp;h=512 768w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tiger-Woods-Rory-McIlroy.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=683 1024w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tiger-Woods-Rory-McIlroy.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800 1200w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tiger-Woods-Rory-McIlroy.jpg?w=90&amp;h=60 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption>Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods | Maddie Meyer\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/the-pga-championship-proved-that-golf-doesnt-need-tiger-woods-anymore\/\">The PGA Championship Proved That Golf Doesn't Need Tiger Woods Anymore<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the Northern Trust, both Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods spoke to the media about what it's been like playing without fans and both seem to feel that the quiet on the course has hindered their respective games. Rory even went as far as saying he's just going through the motions right now (<a href=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/news\/tiger-woods-rory-mcilroy-no-fans-difference\/\">h\/t Golf.com<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;This is going to sound really bad. But I feel like the last few weeks, I\u2019ve just been going through the motions. I want to get an intensity and some sort of fire, but I just haven\u2019t been able to. And look, that\u2019s partly to do with the atmosphere and partly to do with how I\u2019m playing. I\u2019m not inspiring myself, and I\u2019m trying to get inspiration from outside sources to get something going.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Rory McIlroy<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>As for Tiger Woods, he's had the biggest crowds on the PGA Tour for close to 25 years, something he believes has always given him an advantage as some players simply aren't used to that kind of pressure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Anyone who has played in front of thousands of people, it is very different. Usually between 20,000 and 40,000 people screaming and yelling. That\u2019s always been one of the things I\u2019ve become accustomed to; the guys who played with me, who haven\u2019t become accustomed to it, they have only experienced one round here and there; that\u2019s been every round I\u2019ve played for over two decades.<\/p><p>&#8220;That advantage, for me and some of the other top players that have been out here for a while who have experienced it, trying to deal with all that noise and the movement, that experience is no longer there.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Tiger Woods<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Neither is saying that the lack of fans is the sole reason why they haven't performed well but both seem to be saying that it's certainly not helping. We'll have to wait and see what happens at Olympia Fields this week, where no spectators will be in attendance for the BMW Championship. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy haven't played great golf since the PGA Tour resumed play and seem to have the same reason why that is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":1224875,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[95787],"tags":[12970,13244],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy Offer Up the Same Reason For Their Recent Struggles<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy haven&#039;t played great golf since the PGA Tour resumed play and seem to have the same reason why 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