Rory McIlroy says his failure to cope with the windy conditions which prevailed for much of the first two days at Royal Troon led to his failure to make the cut at the Open Championship.
Rory McIlroy says his failure to master the blustery conditions over the opening two rounds at Royal Troon led to his early exit from this year's Open Championship.
His early horror show included a triple-bogey eight at the fourth as high winds raged around the south Ayrshire course. In addition to dropping three shots at the fourth, McIlroy's horrific start also included bogeys at the third, fifth and sixth holes. "When the wind gets that strong and you haven’t played in wind like that for quite a while sometimes it’s just hard to adapt.
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