McIlroy Closes In on US Open Title
Minggu, 19 Juni 2011 by Android Blackberry
McIlroy Closes In on US Open Title
Rory McIlroy remained in entire regulate Sunday, carrying a nine-shot lead in to the final a few holes in his quest for the U.S. Open title.
Seeking his to begin with important, McIlroy showed no indications of a collapse Sunday very similar into the meltdown with the Masters, where he blew a four-stroke lead and shot eighty.
On No. ten at Congressional, McIlroy hit his shot to earlier mentioned the hole within the downhill par-3, then watched it spin back, stopping only an inch or two from heading in. The birdie pushed McIlroy to 17 below for the tournament, in collection from the lowest score underneath par at any main - the record of 19 below was set by Tiger Woods at St. Andrews in 2000.
McIlroy gave back a stroke on No. 12, but nonetheless led Y.E. Yang and Jason Day by nine with 3 holes left. Kevin Chappell and Sergio Garcia were a different shot behind.
Before this full week, no participant had even been decrease than 12-under par with the U.S. Open. McIlroy acquired to thirteen beneath on Friday, 14 beneath on Saturday and took that mark another a few shots lessen at one particular stage Sunday.
The 22-year-old from Northern Ireland wanted to shoot 1-over seventy two or far better to break the 72-hole scoring document in the Open, held by 4 men, which include Woods and Jack Nicklaus.
Gamers who teed off early had been coming off the training course as well as the topic was, naturally, McIlroy.
"As I have claimed just before, I feel he has possibly one of the most talent I have at any time noticed from a golfer," mentioned Luke Donald, the top-ranked participant in the universe, soon after finishing at 5-over par. "Lovely to watch him perform, like a fluid movement, and he hits it far."
Claimed Phil Mickelson: "You can tell that Rory has had this kind of talent in him for a while now, and to see him putting it together is rather neat to view." He completed using a 71 on Sunday that left him 7 around.
On a muggy, overcast day at Congressional, there have been additional low scores for being had. The Blue Study course has long been taking a beating irrespective of measuring seven,574 yards - 2nd longest in U.S. Open record.
"It's not seriously a U.S. Open golf training course, to become sincere," Martin Kaymer explained. "It performs softer. You could have birdie odds the primary 9."
Amongst people taking advantage ended up South Korea's Sangmoon Bae, Johan Edfors and British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen, just about every of whom posted 4-under 67. Masters champion Charl Schwartzel shot 5-under 66.
They were all playing for second.
"He's a participant with incredible possibilities, and successful fulfills that possible and makes it less complicated to help keep heading," Padraig Harrington reported, referring to McIlroy, just after a round of seventy three put him at 5 above.
He started off early inside closing round, hitting his tactic shot to six feet on No. one and to close to tap-in array around the fourth hole to move to 16-under. He manufactured a 12-foot putt on No. 5 to save lots of par after driving his ball into a bunker. For the par-5 sixth, he chunked his third shot however it cleared the drinking water and landed securely around the green, where he designed par.
He did not give a stroke back again to par right until No. 12 nevertheless it was only his 3rd through the entire tournament - including his double bogey on No. 18 on Friday plus a bogey about the 10th within the 3rd round.
He was within the verge of turning out to be Northern Ireland's 2nd straight U.S. Open champion. His countryman, Graeme McDowell is among McIlroy's main fans.
"Nothing this child does actually surprises me," McDowell stated. "He's the very best player I have actually seen.
Rory McIlroy remained in entire regulate Sunday, carrying a nine-shot lead in to the final a few holes in his quest for the U.S. Open title.
Seeking his to begin with important, McIlroy showed no indications of a collapse Sunday very similar into the meltdown with the Masters, where he blew a four-stroke lead and shot eighty.
On No. ten at Congressional, McIlroy hit his shot to earlier mentioned the hole within the downhill par-3, then watched it spin back, stopping only an inch or two from heading in. The birdie pushed McIlroy to 17 below for the tournament, in collection from the lowest score underneath par at any main - the record of 19 below was set by Tiger Woods at St. Andrews in 2000.
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McIlroy gave back a stroke on No. 12, but nonetheless led Y.E. Yang and Jason Day by nine with 3 holes left. Kevin Chappell and Sergio Garcia were a different shot behind.
Before this full week, no participant had even been decrease than 12-under par with the U.S. Open. McIlroy acquired to thirteen beneath on Friday, 14 beneath on Saturday and took that mark another a few shots lessen at one particular stage Sunday.
The 22-year-old from Northern Ireland wanted to shoot 1-over seventy two or far better to break the 72-hole scoring document in the Open, held by 4 men, which include Woods and Jack Nicklaus.
Gamers who teed off early had been coming off the training course as well as the topic was, naturally, McIlroy.
"As I have claimed just before, I feel he has possibly one of the most talent I have at any time noticed from a golfer," mentioned Luke Donald, the top-ranked participant in the universe, soon after finishing at 5-over par. "Lovely to watch him perform, like a fluid movement, and he hits it far."
Claimed Phil Mickelson: "You can tell that Rory has had this kind of talent in him for a while now, and to see him putting it together is rather neat to view." He completed using a 71 on Sunday that left him 7 around.
On a muggy, overcast day at Congressional, there have been additional low scores for being had. The Blue Study course has long been taking a beating irrespective of measuring seven,574 yards - 2nd longest in U.S. Open record.
"It's not seriously a U.S. Open golf training course, to become sincere," Martin Kaymer explained. "It performs softer. You could have birdie odds the primary 9."
Amongst people taking advantage ended up South Korea's Sangmoon Bae, Johan Edfors and British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen, just about every of whom posted 4-under 67. Masters champion Charl Schwartzel shot 5-under 66.
They were all playing for second.
"He's a participant with incredible possibilities, and successful fulfills that possible and makes it less complicated to help keep heading," Padraig Harrington reported, referring to McIlroy, just after a round of seventy three put him at 5 above.
With a few holes left, McIlroy had hit sixty of 69 greens in regulation.
He started off early inside closing round, hitting his tactic shot to six feet on No. one and to close to tap-in array around the fourth hole to move to 16-under. He manufactured a 12-foot putt on No. 5 to save lots of par after driving his ball into a bunker. For the par-5 sixth, he chunked his third shot however it cleared the drinking water and landed securely around the green, where he designed par.
He did not give a stroke back again to par right until No. 12 nevertheless it was only his 3rd through the entire tournament - including his double bogey on No. 18 on Friday plus a bogey about the 10th within the 3rd round.
He was within the verge of turning out to be Northern Ireland's 2nd straight U.S. Open champion. His countryman, Graeme McDowell is among McIlroy's main fans.
"Nothing this child does actually surprises me," McDowell stated. "He's the very best player I have actually seen.
