Smylie Kaufman predicts if Rory McIlroy would have beaten Cam Young if he’d played at Doral
Photo by Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images Smylie Kaufman has suggested whether he thinks Rory McIlroy would have had a chance of beating Cameron Young if he had been in the field for the Cadillac Championship this past week. Young produced a stunning performance at Doral to secure his second victory of the season. The 28-year-old opened up a five-shot lead by the halfway stage and barely looked back.
Ultimately, the American finished six shots ahead of Scottie Scheffler to move back into third place in the world rankings. It was also his third PGA Tour victory. There is a debate to be had about whether Young is the best golfer in the world right now .
Of course, we have not seen Rory McIlroy in competitive action since the Northern Irishman won his second Masters title last month. Whether Rory McIlroy would have had a chance against Cameron Young at the Cadillac Championship McIlroy triumphed at Augusta National despite not having his A game. And Doral would have been a great fit for the 37-year-old given how important distance was.
However, Smylie Kaufman is not at all convinced that anyone would have been able to stop Young getting across the line on the Blue Monster. Speaking on The Smylie Show about whether Young’s victory highlighted a problem with smaller field sizes, Kaufman insisted all that having all of the best players playing would have done is create just a little more drama. Photo by Logan Whitton/Augusta National/Getty Images “I think 120 was always the best number when it comes to competitors playing in their big events.
It flowed the best as a player. And you got enough guys in to where you maybe would have a couple more guys who would have an opportunity to chase,” he said. “But the way that Cam Young and Scottie and these guys are playing, it would have been tough, of course, to see any of the extra 40 players that you could have added would have potentially taken down Cameron Young.