Portnoy demands Masters rule change after Rory | Golf News

Dave Portnoy has demanded that the Masters change its guidelines after watching Rory McIlroy make historical past at Augusta National.

Sunday noticed McIlroy change into the fourth participant ever to defend the Masters after he completed one shot clear of Scottie Scheffler to win his second inexperienced jacket. The 36-year-old, who revealed his dad and mom nearly missed the event in Georgia out of concern they could jinx him following his success last yr, was immediately despatched a message by U.S. President Donald Trump after his second Masters triumph.

Heading into the ultimate gap at Augusta, McIlroy knew he might afford a minor slip-up, with him sitting two photographs clear of Scottie Scheffler, who had already completed his spherical. But, his tee shot on 18 left him with work to do, after he fired it proper of the golf green and into the trees close to the golf green of the tenth gap.

Thankfully for the Northern Irishman, he acquired himself out of bother by discovering a bunker with his third shot. And then, two photographs later, he secured his second Masters title, bogeying the ultimate gap to win the major by one shot.

However, following McIlroy’s tee shot on 18, Barstool Sports founder Portnoy was left incensed. “If I was golf commish I wouldn’t let people play other fairways to bail out a s—– shot,” wrote Portnoy on X.

However, people have been fast to level out that Portnoy’s demand, presumably made in frustration at watching Scheffler miss out on a third inexperienced jacket because of McIlroy’s win, made no sense, particularly because the Northern Irishman and Cam Young’s pairing have been the last left on the course, so couldn’t influence any other participant.

“Good thing no one played in the other fairway,” replied one person on X. A second added, “A great reason why you’ll never be commish.”

A 3rd commented, “This is an awful take. Signed someone who often plays from other fairways.”

A fourth said, “That rule change wouldn’t impact his shot. He hooked it from the rough around the trees into the bunker next to the green. Ball never touched the fairway on 10.”

“Dave, that is ridiculous. That is the game! If you hit a bad shot you might get lucky and have a window or play up a different fairway. That is the best part of the game. Sounds like you just did not want Rory to win,” said a fifth.

And a sixth said, “And that’s why you are not the golf commissioner. If it’s in play, it’s in play no matter where you end up off the tee.”