Why do leading celebrities allow themselves to be put through the ringer by agreeing to be a guest on such garbage television shows like the Jimmy Fallon Late Night Show.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy followed the U.S. Open winning tennis stars Serena Williams and Andy Murray as a guest earlier this week on the show but what transpired was a bumbling and incompetent string of questions addressed to the Northern Irishman.
Of course, it’s good exposure for the World No. 1.
Regrettably, Fallon’s just another off the production line of not-so-funny New York based late night TV show hosts that get paid squillions to ask the most stupid and most incompetent and unresearched questions.
And what makes a show like Fallon’s want you to throw up your supper is the audience falls for the stupidity of it all.
Here’s a transcript of McIlroy’s some four minute ‘torture’ test, and full credit to Rory for his patience in dealing with the ‘dropkick’ presenter.
Fallon – You are good buddy. Oh, my gosh! (as McIlroy walks in and waves to the audience). Rory you’re unbelievable. You’re the greatest golfer in the world right now, I would say.
McIlroy – So would I (laughter)
Fallon – Oh good, very good. You spent the morning training with the New York Nicks. How did that work?
McIlroy – It was good but I definitely don’t think I’ve got a career in the NBA.
Fallon – Have you seen the Nicks play (laughing)? They’re looking for a Point Guard. What made you hang out with those guys?
McIlroy – My fitness guy is actually is the head psychologist at the Nicks so I went and hung out at their facility for the last couple of days and got to know a few of the guys, so it was good fun.
Fallon – They’re a great team. So you’re from Northern Ireland, right?
McIlroy – Yep.
Fallon – How does that work with golf? Do you just play and it is like giant rocks and tall grass
McIlroy – Pretty much (small laughter from audience). It’s links golf. You see pictures from back home and the terrain is pretty rugged at times.
Fallon – How did you start? Did you dad play golf?
McIlroy – Yeah, my dad played. I started when I was two years old
Fallon- Don’t we have footage of you putting in your living room at age three? (Footage shown). There you go. Ahh. That’s a good chip shot and cute kid. That’s a good swing right and better than I could ever do.
Fallon – Did this come natural to you? Did you get trainers throughout your life?
McIlroy – I’ve had the same coach since I was seven years old.”
Fallon – Did you really?
McIlroy – Yes and I still work with him now. Obviously, it was my dad that introduced golf to me, and yeah, I just sort of stuck at it.
Fallon – Didn’t you join some local club by your house?
McIlroy – Yes, I grew up near the golf club five minutes away at our local course and just sort of started from there, and fell in love with it.
Fallon – At seven years old you joined the club and you were the youngest member of the club?
McIlroy – Yes, I was.
Fallon – There wasn’t other seven year olds there competing against you?
McIlroy – No, there wasn’t.
Fallon – I love watching you golf but I do look at your hat a lot when you’re playing because I don’t know how to pronounce this word (Showing picture of McIlroy wearing Jumeriah sponsored cap).
Is it Jumine – gah? Jumung –gi? (laughing in background).
McIlroy – Jumeriah.
Fallon – Jumeriah? What does that mean?
McIlroy – Jumeriah is a hotel group based in Dubai.
Fallon – Oh, that’s probably why I don’t know. I don’t go to Dubai as much.
McIlroy – You haven’t been to Dubai?
Fallon – I used to hang out there but not as much as I normally used to (Laughter in background). I never knew what that was. Now I see you a lot getting paired with Tiger Woods when you’re on the course, and you’ve said in a bunch of interviews this is the guy you grew up looking up to and now you are beating him and you’re playing against him and you’re winning. Is that tense? Is that weird?
McIlroy – “Um. It might be weird for him but I think it’s great (laughter and applause – Fallon falls back in his chair clapping his hands together).
Fallon – Yeah is is probably a little weird for him? We had him on the show once and I beat him at video games. Of course, I couldn’t beat him at real golf. But it was Tiger Woods golf and I remember and I was playing this wee video game and I’m shaking it and putting back spin on it and beat him. Times Square is a par three and I beat him and he wasn’t happy. I said to him if you shake it and he cut me off saying: ‘Don’t tell me how to play my game’ (laughing and Fallon has a vacant stare on his face) He was not happy.
McIlroy – I haven’t had that yet.
Fallon – What do you have coming up? You have the FedEx?
McIlroy – So I’ve got the final tournament of the FedEx Play Offs in Atlanta next week
Fallon – That’s a year-long deal?
McIlroy – Yes, a year-long deal but they have what they call these play-offs involving the last four events where um, I think the points are worth five times more than in the regular season so it really comes down to those last four events.
Fallon – When’s that one? If you win that guy you might as well buy America. When does that start September 20th? You might as well buy America. Then you’ve got Ryder Cup?
McIlroy – Yes the Ryder Cup but obviously in this country I won’t be too popular that week.
Fallon – That’s basically the United States versus Europe and you’re not playing for the United States?
McIlroy – No, not that week.
Fallon – So we can root for you in the FedEx Cup?
McIlroy – Yes you can root for me in the FedEx Cup but you will have to root against me in the Ryder Cup.
Fallon – No, we like you too much. Rory McIlroy everybody (applause).
Let’s hope McIlroy doesn’t not have to sit through such mindless imcompetence as the Jimmy what’s his name Show again.
