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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Fitting that tomorrow will be a big mental test for Rory. The pressure will be immense given that the career slam is on the line, having to overcome last year's demons, and his overall major demons the past 10 years. But he's been the best player this week, if he can hold his nerve I think he might win it comfortably. But a big if there.
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If he keeps his nerve it should be a relatively boring Sunday. Even a 70 should make things pretty comfortable for Rory. Forces Bryson to need to do something only one player has ever done which is shoot four rounds in the 60s (and Cam Smith amazingly didn't win). If it's Bryson who falls off and Rory has an underwhelming Par round, the rest of the field still needs to be shooting 68 or better in order to catch up, which isn't common; of the guys in the Top 10, only McIlroy and Day have shot less than 68 on Sunday (appropriately enough, they're also the only guys to have shot 80 on Sunday).
For it to be more than a two horse race, both McIlroy and DeChambeau will need to falter, with the rest of the field pushing. Both are more than capable of doing that. But I'd be lying if I said I didn't want as boring a Sunday as possible. I just want to see Rory cruise to victory. If there's drama, I don't want it to be because he's falling back or guys have caught up, I want it to be because he has a 15-foot putt on 18 for 62 and the course record. My heart will break for him if he can't close this out.
If he can't close it out, then Conners better be putting in the round of his life.