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The Open: Rory McIlroy crushed by the wind as main drought continues with missed lower at Royal Troon
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The Open: Rory McIlroy crushed by the wind as main drought continues with missed lower at Royal Troon

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By Tycoon Herald 8 Min Read Published July 20, 2024
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Rory McIlroy admitted he did not adapt to the windy circumstances of Royal Troon after seeing his wait to finish his main drought proceed at The 152nd Open.

The world No 2 was seeking to bounce again from final month’s US Open heartbreak, the place he squandered a two-shot lead over the closing holes to complete runner-up to Bryson DeChambeau, however noticed his bid for a fifth main title stretch right into a second decade after a shock missed lower.

McIlroy adopted a seven-over 78 on the opening day with a second-round 75 on a blustery day on the Scottish coast, the place he already began excited about vacation plans after enjoying a four-hole stretch in six over on Friday afternoon.

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The Open: Rory McIlroy crushed by the wind as main drought continues with missed lower at Royal Troon

McIlroy shot a horror seven-over 78 at Royal Troon within the first spherical of the Open Championship

“Once I made the eight on the fourth hole, that was it,” McIlroy conceded. “Twenty-two holes into the event and I’m thinking about where I’m going to go on vacation next week. That was basically it.

“I knew from then I would form of resigned myself to the truth that I wasn’t going to shoot, no matter it’s, from there on in to make the lower. It was a reasonably meaningless 14 holes after that, however a minimum of I performed okay. When the wind dropped, my sport felt somewhat extra snug.”

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McIlroy performed alongside Max Homa (+6) and Tyrrell Hatton (+8) over the primary two rounds

Needing a quick begin, McIlroy acquired up and down to save lots of par on the second however missed a 10-footer to save lots of par on the subsequent and noticed his hopes unravel additional on the par-five fourth.

He took two makes an attempt to hack out of thick grass, missed the inexperienced along with his fourth shot after which chipped right into a greenside bunker, with a triple-bogey eight matching the very best rating on one gap in his Open profession.

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McIlroy made an eight on the par-five fourth at Royal Troon in The Open as his hopes of creating the lower started to fade

McIlroy dropped photographs on each his subsequent two holes to depart him six over after simply six, though he performed the remainder of his spherical bogey-free and completed with two birdies in his final three holes.

“If I need to remember something about this week, it’ll be the last few holes that I played,” McIlroy advised reporters after his spherical.

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Highlights from the second day of The Open at Royal Troon, the place Shane Lowry leads by two photographs over Daniel Brown and Justin Rose.

“When I look back on the two majors that I didn’t play my best at, here and The Masters, the wind got the better of me on Friday at Augusta and then the wind got the better of me the last two days here.

“I did not adapt nicely in any respect to that left-to-right wind yesterday on the again 9, after which this afternoon going out in that gusty wind on the entrance. It acquired the higher of me, and I felt fairly uncomfortable over a couple of photographs. Yeah, that four-hole stretch to begin off is what price me.”

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McIlroy displays on US Open heartbreak by admitting he was too conscious of the place Bryson DeChambeau’s place on the course

The place will McIlroy play subsequent?

McIlroy takes every week off earlier than heading to France to characterize Eire within the Paris Olympics, three years on from narrowly lacking out on the bronze medal throughout Xander Schauffele’s victory.

The 35-year-old then returns to the USA for the FedExCup Playoffs, beginning with FedEx St Jude Championship from August 15-18 forward of the BMW Championship at TPC Southwind every week later.

Rory McIlroy reacts after missing a birdie putt on the fourth green during his opening round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Troon
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McIlroy is already a three-time winner in 2024 – as soon as on the DP World Tour and twice on the PGA Tour

McIlroy is already assured of a spot on the season-ending Tour Championship, the place he might be on the lookout for a record-breaking fourth FedExCup victory, then switches his again to Europe for successive occasions on the DP World Tour.

He has dedicated to teeing it up on house soil within the Amgen Irish Open from September 12-15, held at Royal County Down Golf Membership, with McIlroy then headlining the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth every week later.


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“I feel like I say this every Open Championship, but it’s not as if we only play four events a year,” McIlroy added. “We play like 25, so there’s still a few things there’s left to play for.

“Clearly the majors have come and gone, however will form of refocus and attempt to reset for the Olympics, which might be one other cool expertise, and attempt to play nicely there.

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McIlroy has 21 top-10s in majors since his 2014 PGA Championship victory

“Again, I’m in contention to try to win both titles on either side of the Atlantic [FedExCup and Race to Dubai order of merits], so still some things to play for until the end of the year.”

What about subsequent yr’s main prospects?

McIlroy can have one other likelihood to finish the profession Grand Slam subsequent April at The Masters, whereas the 2025 PGA Championship is held at Quail Hole – a venue the place he claimed his maiden PGA Tour title and is a four-time winner of the Wells Fargo Championship.

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RORY MCILROY 2014 VALHALLA WIN

Wayne ‘Radar’ Riley seems again at McIlroy’s win at Valhalla in 2014 on the PGA Championship, his final main triumph

The US Open returns to Oakmont for the primary time since 2016 and The Open is again at Royal Portrush, the place McIlroy struggled to an opening-round 79 after which was diminished to tears after lacking the lower in 2019.

Sir Henry Cotton, Julius Boros, Hale Irwin and Ben Crenshaw have all endured 11-year waits between main victories, with Tiger Woods ending a drought of an analogous size when he claimed his fifteenth main title with a one-shot victory at The Masters in 2019.

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