Ex-PGA Tour pro Steve Elkington rips CBS for call on Rory McIlroy's potential disaster putt

One erstwhile PGA Tour pro wanted CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz to jab into Rory McIlroy much aft missing his par putt connected the 18th greenish that would’ve won him The Masters without needing a playoff. 

As McIlroy made his mode retired of the bunker, helium had a fewer feet to prevention par and his greenish overgarment astatine Augusta National Golf Club connected Sunday. But his putt stayed near and helium missed connected his 72nd spread of the tournament, forcing a sudden-death playoff with Justin Rose, who sunk a birdie connected the aforesaid greenish earlier to decorativeness 11-under. 

Of course, McIlroy went connected to birdie the 18th successful that playoff, and helium was axenic emotion connected the greenish portion patrons roared astir him arsenic helium completed the vocation Grand Slam. 

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Steve Elkington tees disconnected during the 2010 PGA Championship astatine Whistling Straits. (Jeff Hanisch-USA Today Sports)

But erstwhile PGA Tour pro Steve Elkington was vocal connected X aft proceeding Nantz simply say, "We’re going to a playoff," arsenic McIlroy tapped successful his bogey to autumn to 11-under. 

"That could beryllium the top illness successful play past & f---ing CBS says, ‘we person a playoff,’" Elkington wrote connected X. 

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Elkington, the 62-year-old Australian, felt Nantz and the remainder of the broadcasters had to beryllium much captious of McIlroy successful that moment. It could’ve been an epic illness for the antheral who not lone hadn’t won The Masters, but besides missed retired connected a large triumph implicit the past 11 years, including a putting meltdown successful the 2024 U.S. Open. 

Elkington continued to critique McIlroy, saying his attack connected No. 18 from 125 yards retired is astir arsenic casual arsenic it comes for pros. 

"That was a wedge into the close bunker connected 18… A wedge," helium said. 

Rory McIlroy holds the Masters title trophy astatine Augusta National Golf Club. (Kyle Terada-Imagn Images)

While Elkington was critical, determination were galore who loved what Nantz and CBS were doing successful these high-stress moments, allowing the suspense to transportation the broadcast arsenic McIlroy worked his mode done his tumultuous last round.

When McIlroy buried his birdie putt successful the playoff, and dropped to his knees, Nantz simply said, "Rory has his masterpiece." From there, astir 7 minutes went by without a connection from Nantz oregon anyone else, arsenic McIlroy made his mode disconnected the greenish and met his household and squad for an affectional celebration. 

McIlroy joined Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods successful uncommon play past arsenic the lone golfers to ever implicit the vocation expansive slam. 

Ex-PGA Tour pro Steve Elkington was captious of Jim Nantz's telephone during Rory McIlroy's miss connected 18 astatine The Masters. (IMAGN)

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Meanwhile, Elkington was ranked arsenic precocious arsenic 3rd successful his career, winning 10 times connected the PGA Tour, including the 1995 PGA Championship. His champion decorativeness astatine Augusta was T-3rd successful 1993.

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