The difference is nobody really cares about Monty. He has been "given up on" as his game really went south to the point where he just about retired. There was a time when he was the #1 choker in the world. That was when he was winning the Eurpean Order of Merit year after year, yet could just not win in the US. So many close finishes but he choked when it mattered. Now his game is getting decent again but cmmon now, as good as he was like 6-7 years ago and him not being able to ever win then, how can we expect him to win a big tournament now?
Phil on the other hand has developed into the best player in the world right now. Once a huge choker, he has quickly gotten over that by winning 3 majors and proving to everyone that he can win the big ones. We all knew he always had the game, but now we know there is not a tournament he cant win.
Phil's collapse yesterday was much, much bigger than Montys. I dont care what anyone says, Phil was the favorite going into this tournament. If you knew he would have a 2 shot lead with 3 holes left in the tournament going for his 3rd straight major, what would you think?
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