The Herd with Colin Cowherd

Colin Cowherd Podcast Prime Cuts - Rory McIlroy Stories, The Masters, Lakers Are COOKED, Jokic vs. Wemby

Apr 11, 2026
Alan Shipnuck, sportswriter and author of 'Rory', offers a concise take on Rory McIlroy’s three-act career and evolving, more open persona. Jason Timpf, host of 'Hoops Tonight' and NBA analyst, breaks down the Lakers’ brutal April outing, injury and minute-load debates, and the Jokic vs Wembanyama OT showdown. Short, lively conversations jump between golf history and high-stakes basketball matchups.
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INSIGHT

Rory McIlroy Career Is A Three Act Story

  • Rory's career reads like three acts with a liberated prime ahead.
  • Alan Shipnuck says act one was prodigy success, act two the Ryder Cup/struggle, and act three finds Rory unburdened and arguably with his best golf still to come.
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Rory Is More Polarizing But Emotionally Open

  • Rory has become more polarizing yet emotionally available compared with peers.
  • Shipnuck notes Rory now trolls, takes strong public stands (PGA Tour vs LIV, Olympics), but still shows rare openness unlike Tiger or Phil.
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Masters Win Lifted Pressure And Sparked Joy

  • Winning the Masters freed Rory from a pressure that defined him in earlier years.
  • Shipnuck describes Rory swanning around Augusta in a green jacket with a lightness he's never shown and no longer playing on a knife's edge.
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