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British Open: Rory McIlroy’s major championship drought continues despite contending once again

Another major championship has come and gone, and Rory McIlroy’s drought continues.

While that’s frustrating for the No. 2-ranked player in the world, and it will now be at least a decade between major championship wins at best, McIlroy is trying to keep things in perspective.

“Over the last two years, would I have loved to have picked one of those off that I finished up there? Absolutely,” McIlroy said after his T6 finish at the British Open on Sunday. “But every time I tee it up or most times I tee it up, I’m right there.