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

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One former PGA Tour pro wanted CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz to jab into Rory McIlroy more after missing his par putt on the 18th green that would’ve won him The Masters without needing a playoff. 

As McIlroy made his way out of the bunker, he had a few feet to save par and his green jacket at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday. But his putt stayed left and he missed on his 72nd hole of the tournament, forcing a sudden-death playoff with Justin Rose, who sunk a birdie on the same green earlier to finish 11-under. 

Of course, McIlroy went on to birdie the 18th in that playoff, and he was pure emotion on the green while patrons roared around him as he completed the career Grand Slam. 

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

But former PGA Tour pro Steve Elkington was vocal on X after hearing Nantz simply say, "We’re going to a playoff," as McIlroy tapped in his bogey to fall to 11-under. 

"That could be the greatest collapse in golf history & f---ing CBS says, ‘we have a playoff,’" Elkington wrote on X. 

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Elkington, the 62-year-old Australian, felt Nantz and the rest of the broadcasters had to be more critical of McIlroy in that moment. It could’ve been an epic collapse for the man who not only hadn’t won The Masters, but also missed out on a major victory over the last 11 years, including a putting meltdown in the 2024 U.S. Open. 

Elkington continued to critique McIlroy, saying his approach on No. 18 from 125