Rory McIlroy is taking a couple of weeks off after a troublesome defeat at Pinehurst.
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After enduring a searing loss on the U.S. Open on Sunday, Rory McIlroy declined to talk to the media, zipping out of the parking zone in his courtesy automobile and heading straight residence to Florida.
He remained on this week’s Vacationers Championship area, the eighth and closing PGA Tour Signature Occasion of the season, and was even listed on the interview schedule for Wednesday afternoon, after the pro-am.
However on Monday, McIlroy issued a prolonged assertion on social media, outlining his plans for the following a number of weeks — which don’t embody event golf.
“Yesterday was a troublesome day, in all probability the hardest I’ve had in my 17 years as an expert golfer,” McIlroy wrote. “Firstly, I’d prefer to congratulate Bryson. He’s a worthy champion and precisely what skilled golf wants proper now. I believe we will all agree on that. As I mirror on my week, I’ll rue a couple of issues over the course of the event, principally the putts on 16 and 18 on the ultimate day. However, as I at all times attempt to do, I’ll have a look at the positives of the week that far outweigh the negatives.
“As I stated in the beginning of the event, I really feel nearer to profitable my subsequent main championship than I ever have,” McIlroy continued. “The one phrase that I’d describe my profession as is resilient. I’ve proven my resilience again and again within the final 17 years and I’ll once more. I’m going to take a couple of weeks away from the sport to course of all the pieces and construct myself again up for my protection of the Genesis Scottish Open and The Open at Royal Troon. See you in Scotland.”
McIlroy had an opportunity at ending a 10-year main drought at Pinehurst, however two missed putts underneath 4 toes, whereas a heroic par on the ultimate gap from DeChambeau sealed McIlroy’s destiny as runner-up.
McIlroy now has 21 top-10 finishes, together with 4 runner-ups, on the majors since his win on the 2014 PGA Championship.
The Genesis Scottish Open begins on July 11 on the Renaissance Membership in North Berwick, Scotland, adopted by the yr’s closing main, the Open Championship at Royal Troon, which begins July 18.
