LIV Golf Rival Adds Crucial ‘Context’ to Rory McIlroy’s Brutal condition after calling on Final U.S
LIV Golf Rival Adds Crucial ‘Context’ to Rory McIlroy’s Brutal condition after calling on Final U.S
LIV Golf Rival Adds Crucial ‘Context’ to Rory McIlroy’s Brutal condition after calling on Final U.S
LIV Golf Rival Adds Crucial ‘Context’ to Rory McIlroy’s Brutal condition after calling on Final U.S
. Open HoleAthlon Sports homeHOMEGOLFLIV Golf Rival Adds Crucial ‘Context’ to Rory McIlroy’s Brutal Missed Putt on Final U.S.
Open HoleCAMERON FLYNNJUN 19, 2024 12:33 PM EDTSTART CONVERSATIONFour-time major winner Rory McIlroy saw his share of the lead at the 2024 U.S.
Open disappear after missing a four-foot par putt on the 72nd hole of the championship on Sunday. As a result, the PGA Tour veteran has taken considerable heat from fans who felt the U.S. Open was McIlroy’s best shot to win a major in nearly a decade.
And while that may still be true, LIV Golf star Jon Rahm says the four-footer McIlroy faced on 18 isn’t getting enough respect from the golf community. Rahm, who withdrew ahead of the U.S.
Open due to an injury, defended McIlroy on Wednesday over his missed putt on the 18th hole. “If you hit that putt left centre and you miss the hole you’re off the green,” Rahm said, via Bunkered Golf’s Ben Parsons. “You could see Rory aiming at least a cup left from three feet.
“They severely underplayed how difficult that putt was.”Athlon Sports homeHOMEGOLFLIV Golf Rival Adds Crucial
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Open disappear after missing a four-foot par putt on the 72nd hole of the championship on Sunday. As a result, the PGA Tour veteran has taken considerable heat from fans who felt the U.S.
Open was McIlroy’s best shot to win a major in nearly a decade. And while that may still be true, LIV Golf star Jon Rahm says the four-footer McIlroy faced on 18 isn’t getting enough respect from the golf community. Rahm, who withdrew ahead of the U.S
. Open due to an injury, defended McIlroy on Wednesday over his missed putt on the 18th hole. “If you hit that putt left centre and you miss the hole you’re off the green,” Rahm said, via Bunkered Golf’s Ben Parsons.
“You could see Rory aiming at least a cup left from three feet. “They severely underplayed how difficult that putt was.”McIlroy missed two short putts down the stretch of the U.S. Open – a two-and-a-half footer on the 16th hole and the sidewinding four-footer on the 72nd hole of the championship.
The pull on the 16th hole was his first miss inside three feet all season. McIlroy will look to capture his fifth major title with a win at the Open Championship at Royal Troon in July.
