Golf Channel · Jun 16, 2022
Despite 67, Rory McIlroy frustrated with bad break and slow play
BROOKLINE, Mass. – The potent combination of thick rough, slick greens and the pressure of the U.S. Open can take a predictable toll on a player.
Consider Rory McIlroy’s Day 1 at The Country Club. He started on No. 10, made the turn at 2 under par and was a shot off the early lead. Following his victory at last week’s RBC Canadian Open, he was on cruise control right up until the moment he wasn’t, when his drive caught the scruffy edge of a bunker at the short par-4 fifth hole and stayed there.
The 2011 U.S. Open champion was only able to advance his next shot to another bunker and he unleashed his frustration on the sand in a moment of anger.