Rory didn’t make it this time either. Ten years after his last success in a major (PGA Championship 2014), McIlroy remains dry once again and second place at the US Open is truly a cruel mockery. In Pinehurst the victory goes to Bryson DeChambeau who closed at -6 with a one stroke advantage over the Northern Irishman. The American who chose to play on LIV, the rival circuit of the PGA Tour financed with money from Saudi Arabia, triumphed thanks to 4 rounds in absolute control (67, 69, 67, 71). For him it is the second success in a major after the 2020 US Open. Rory closed at -5 (65, 72, 69, 69) and missed two very easy putts on the 16th and 18th, both from a few centimeters, when in all the season he had never missed a single putt under one meter. Incredible.
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Two mistakes that he won’t easily erase from his memory. It’s unlikely that a similar situation will happen to him in the future, he really threw this US Open away. In third place were Tony Finau (68, 69, 72, 67) and Patrick Cantlay (65, 71, 70, 70) at -4. At the bottom of the rankings Francesco Molinari at +13, the only Italian to have made the cut. He will always remember the hole in one he made on the last hole on Friday which allowed him to make the cut and therefore play on the weekend.
