Wentworth witnessed the latest almost-victory for Rory McIlroy at the recent BMW PGA Championship, where he was narrowly defeated by an impressive Billy Horschel.
Horschel clinched the win with a remarkable eagle putt in a thrilling playoff, just a week after McIlroy lost to Rasmus Hojgaard at the Irish Open in a close finish.
In this week’s episode of the Sky Sports Golf Podcast, Josh is joined by Rob Lee and Simon Holmes to discuss McIlroy’s second-place finish and why Thriston Lawrence may have some regrets.
“He’s 20-under par for four rounds around there and two others guys tied him. Everybody including Thriston and Billy can look back at their week and think, I could have been one or two shots better,” said Lee.
“The fact is Rory is very close, you could argue he should have won the US Open, Irish Open and the PGA Championship.
“He’s very very close. I think he’s very good at ignoring the noise because with Rory there is a lot of noise. People come up to me in the supermarket talking about Rory and I will defend him 100 per cent.
“Rory has nearly won three really big tournaments in the space of three months, and it just hasn’t quite happened for him. He was beaten by a guy who had a worldie!”
The panel also discusses the news that LIV golfers can now play for the USA at the Ryder Cup, and previews the Presidents Cup and the Open de Espana.
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