Remember Who You Are
Last month Jordan Spieth captured his third major golf championship as he outlasted Matt Kuchar at the British Open. It was an amazing finish for the 23-year-old Texan, but the very beginning of the tournament had an interesting twist as well – not for Spieth, but for former champion Rory McIlroy. McIlroy came into the British Open on somewhat of a slump, performing poorly in four of his last five tournaments, and it looked like that trend would continue. He bogeyed four of the first five holes creating serious doubts that he would be in contention for a second Open title. But what happened on the sixth tee may have helped turn things around. His caddie said, “You’re Rory McIlroy, what are you doing?” He reminded him that he was a four-time major champion. He reminded him that he was a former #1 ranked golfer in the world. It was time for him to start playing like it. And McIlroy did. He started acting like...