Chubby And Rory Volley Admiring Quotes In Wake Of Breakup

Chubby charged the net first, as quoted in this unbylined SkySports.com story on the stunning player-agent break up.

Chandler said: "Onward and upwards. We have had a quite brilliant year. The company is growing and adapting to ensure it stays at the forefront of golf and the business of managing players. We wish Rory every success.

"It has been an honour representing Rory and we take great pride in the role ISM has played in guiding him successfully through his formative years as a professional golfer.

"Under our management he has grown into an international figure and he leaves us as a major champion."

McIlroy, given the opportunity to demonstrate the form taught to him by Caroline, volleyed back.

I would like to sincerely thank Andrew 'Chubby' Chandler and his team for their guidance, representation, and management over the past four years, since turning pro.

Okay, first sign someone else wrote this: the "Andrew" reference. Go on, PR person:

"Chubby and his team have played a very important role in my success to date. I have made great progress under their management and for that I will always be grateful.

"I am now keen to move onto the next stage of my career and I feel this will be facilitated by a fresh view and a new structure around me. Therefore I am delighted to be joining Horizon and I look forward to working with my new team."

"Rory McIlroy And Caroline Wozniacki Give Themselves An Insufferable Couple Nickname: Wozzilroy"

That's Deadspin's headline. And in return, they have created their own less flattering name for the power couple.

"Wozzilroy," which is what they have decided we will call them. We, obviously, have decided to go with McIliacki, because it sounds gross.

Chubby On Rory: “He’s taking a shot 90 percent of the field wouldn’t take.”

Brian Wacker, with many quotes from agent Chubby Chandler on Rory McIlroy's decision to play through the pain because he can't do anymore damage to his wrist.

“Guy’s like Rory and Tiger, they play on their limit, don’t they?” Chandler said. “He’s taking a shot 90 percent of the field wouldn’t take.”

And while the result of that shot proved damaging, there was little indication that McIlroy wouldn’t try to play on Friday.

“He said something there, that the next major is not until April,” Chandler said. “That’s how he thinks. That’s how he’s thought for 18 months. You don’t get too many people who think like that, not really think like that.

“He’s a different person at a major than any other week. There’s a 24 tournament schedule and there’s 20 that don’t matter. I don’t mean to say they don’t matter, but they’re a means to an end. There’s a spark when he comes to a major. There’s a different look in his face.”

Update on 2011-08-12 14:26 by Geoff

****Steve Elling with this and more from Chandler:

Even J.P. Fitzgerald came under fire for not calling McIlroy off the shot, a criticism that drew laughter from Chandler. He called the caddie criticism, "bullsh*t."

"He doesn’t listen to anybody," Chandler said.

Frank Nobilo visits the scene of the crime for Golf Channel.

Geezers On Rory: Adapt Or You Won't Win

Most of the Euro Tour beat writers remain reluctant to question the long term future of Rory McIlroy in the Open Championship after he wrote it off Sunday, but as Karl MacGinty Brian Creighton reports several old geezers saw Rory McIlroy's comments about the Open and believe he needs to change his attitude.  Nick Price was the toughest:

“He had better get out there and start liking those courses and figuring out a way to play them. And if he's a good enough player, he will do that.

“He may not like it as much but he will learn. I guarantee you, he will learn to play and enjoy it on links courses.”

Ian Woosnam was the most erudite. And I bet you never thought you'd see his name and that word in the same sentence!

“He's only a young kid. He's going to say the wrong thing again and again. He's probably thinking ‘What the hell have I said?'“ Woosnam commented on the US Open champion.

“But if he wants to win the Open he's going to have to adapt. Tiger has adapted, Nicklaus adapted. Palmer, they all adapted.

“He needs to adapt to it. It's not changing your game. It's changing the way you think. All you have to do is move the ball back a couple of inches in your stance and take a club or even two clubs more to play. It's called control.”