Rory McIlroy's two missed short putts cost him a shot at winning the U.S. Open
Rory McIlroy missed two short putts over the final three holes during the final round of the U.S. Open, allowing Bryson DeChambeau to beat him by a shot at Pinehurst No. 2
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy put himself in position to end a decade-long drought in the majors, and answer a whole lot of questions about his ability to get it done, only to miss two short putts Sunday that left him peeling out of the parking lot in disappointment.
McIlroy signed for a final-round 69 that left him 5 under for the championship, and had to watch on TV in the scoring room as Bryson DeChambeau finished behind him. The big-hitting DeChambeau did what McIlroy could not — got it done around the green — when he got up-and-down for par from 55 yards in a bunker short of the 18th green for a 71 and a one-shot victory.
“Rory was going on a heater, and he slipped up a couple on the way coming in, and I just kept staying the course,” DeChambeau said. “I can’t believe that up-and-down on the last.”
McIlroy wasted no time making his escape. He climbed into an SUV in the players’ parking lot, his clubs loaded in the back, and briefly spun the tires in the gravel as he left without taking any questions from the media.
