RIP Rory

I agree with Golf Mag's rhetorical (or so it seems to me) question and expected answer.

Yes, this was Rory's worst majors loss ever (well, with hindsight, No. 2 outside of his Masters meltdown of 13 years ago.)

Second, per its description, yes, his pace, despite all his talk otherwise, seems to be a problem. It was for the King as well. Besides Palmer's risk-taking, which McIlroy mainly avoided this past week, he too had a rapid pace of play.

To put it another way? Both of Rory's late missed putts were shorter than the one Bryson made.

As for the future?

I think Rory remains snake-bitten at Augusta. He might pull out one more PGA title. The US Open will remain out of reach until he slows himself. The Open? Like the PGA, maybe one more.

So, bet on 5, hold on 6 and bet against the career Grand Slam.