Ryan Church

When Rory was a kid, his mom and dad worked multiple jobs to be able to give Rory a chance at becoming the best player in the world. His dad was a bartender, and then went to his second job scrubbing toilets in order to afford range balls for Rory. His family has deep, sad connections to The Troubles. He doesn’t have the background of your typical pro golfer. Rory comes from a complicated background, and is known as one of the most complicated pro’s to understand. He can be divisive. But he’s human. He doesn’t just give the PR trained answers of most professional athletes. He gives his honest thoughts, even if those thoughts aren’t always accurate. He’s also not afraid to change his stance on topics when he becomes more informed. This is a rare quality for someone who has had their every public comment and action broadcasted to an international audience since they were a teenager. To finally defeat his demons at Augusta last year, in front of an audience of millions. And then to do it again this year, is why sports are great. It’s why golf is great.

"The last thing you want is panic. You've got too many good hitters there that are going through it right now." Carlos Mendoza talks about what the Mets can do as they deal with their offensive funk: