Rory McIlroy Crashed at the U.S. Open. Here’s How He Recovers.

Rory McIlroy after missing a putt during the final round at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina. McIlroy failed to end his decade-long major drought after blowing a one-stroke lead and missing two crucial putts.LONDON — Rory McIlroy was hardly the first golf megastar to falter down the stretch of a major: see Arnold Palmer at the 1966 U.S. Open and Greg Norman at the 1996 Masters.

But for all the illustrious company, blowing a lead is still misery. McIlroy had not missed a putt inside three feet all season on the PGA Tour, and yet, with a one-stroke lead and the U.S. Open on the line at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina last month, he missed a par putt from 2 feet 6 inches on the 16th hole. He…