After missing the cut at the Open, Rory McIlroy is now thinking about how to salvage another season that will not include a major trophy.
had plenty of time to accept that a 10th straight year would pass without him winning a major. He now has to wait 265 days for the next one, when he hears the starter at Augusta National say,"Fore, please. Rory McIlroy driving."
Whatever he had in mind for vacation, his next thought was how to salvage another season that will not include a trophy from the four biggest events.He had a two-shot lead on the back nine of the U.S. Open. He was very much in control until missing a 30-inch putt on the 16th hole and then falling behind when he missed a par putt from inside 4 feet on the last hole.
One lesson from the U.S. Open was to remind himself that he's a very good player who has accomplished more than he would have thought when he turned pro in 2007 at age 18. He has four majors and 26 titles on the PGA Tour, along with three FedEx Cup titles. "It's not as if we only play four events a year. We play like 25. So there's still a few things there's left to play for. Obviously, the majors have come and gone."Golf is relatively new to the Olympic program, having returned in 2016 at Rio de Janeiro. McIlroy skipped those Summer Games, still torn and slightly irritated about a Northern Ireland golfer having to choose between flags of the United Kingdom or Ireland.
"And then again, I'm in contention to try to win both titles on either side of the Atlantic," McIlroy said, referring to the FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour and the Race to Dubai on the European tour. McIlroy is at No. 3 in the FedEx Cup and leads in Europe."Still some things to play for until the end of the year."
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