Nick Faldo feared that missed short putts will ‘haunt Rory for the rest of his life’ while winner Bryson DeChambeau expressed sympathy for his beaten rival
, according to a number of high-profile pundits, with his own coach questioning how he can come back from such a devastating loss.
That spell included missed par putts of two feet six inches and three feet nine inches on the 16th and 18th respectively and allowedCommentating for Sky Sports, six-time major winner Nick Faldo said: “That’s going to haunt Rory for the rest of his life, those two misses.” DeChambeau had expressed sympathy for his beaten rival. “For him to miss that putt , I would never wish that on anybody,” DeChambeau said after a final round of 71 left him six under for the tournament, a shot ahead of McIlroy and two clear of Patrick Cantlay and Tony Finau.
Before the final few holes, statistics showed McIlroy had not missed from within four feet during the tournament. In the wake of those putts on 16 and 18, Brad Faxon, McIlroy’s putting coach who was working as an analyst on NBC, echoed Faldo’s fears.
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