Rory McIlroy is ready to put the U.S. Open disaster behind him.
McIlroy spoke at length for the first time Wednesday on how he dealt with the disappointment of missing two short putts in the final three holes that cost him the win at Pinehurst No. 2 and his first major in a decade.
“(The days have) been OK. I got over it pretty quickly,” McIlroy told SkySports. “The few days after were pretty tough at times. But I feel like I’ve done a good job of thinking about it rationally and constructively and taking what I need from it and trying to learn from it.For the most part, it was a great day. I keep telling people, it was a great day until it wasn’t. There were a couple of little things I’d like to have back at the end there. Overall, I can’t fault how I played or the gameplan that I had or how I handled myself the whole way through the tournament.”
McIlroy dueled with Bryson DeChambeau on the Sunday of the U.S. Open, with the lead shifting back and forth over the course of a dramatic final round.