US Open 2025: Rory McIlroy explains skipping media and reveals he ‘didn’t really care’ about making major cut at Oakmont | Golf News
Rory McILroy defended his decision to jump interviews again after the Tour during the US Open and said that he had “won the right to do anything” after his success in the Grand Chelem.
McILroy became just the sixth player to finish the big home in career by putting an end to his expectation of 11 years for a major glory with a dramatic victory in the Masters players in April, his third victory of the PGA Tour season.
N ° 2 of the world 2 refused the media for the four cycles of the PGA championship, where the reports of its driver considered as non-compliant have become public, McILroy choosing to avoid post-round interviews after the first two days of the major this week at the Oakmont Country Club.
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Rory McILroy launched his club on the angry fairway and broke a tee marker in a second frustrating round
McILroy stuttering the weekend out of six after cycles of 74 and 72, the five-time major champion explaining his “frustration” during the fight with journalists after a third round dropped him further in the ranking.
“That [the driver issue at the PGA Championship] was part of it [not doing media]”, Mcilroy told journalists.” In Augusta, I jumped to you on Thursday, so yes, again, it’s not out of the ordinary. I already did – I do it just a little more often. “
Rory McILroy pursued a second major victory of the year
When he was asked why he took this position, McILroy added: “I have the impression of having won the right to do what I want to do.
“I don’t dare them [the PGA Tour, who don’t enforce speaking to the media] do anything. I hope they don’t change it because it is a beautiful luxury to have. I simply point out the fact that we have the capacity to do it. “”
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Speaking after one in four 74s for his third round at the US Open, Rory McILroy suggested that his hopes for Sunday were a quick round and a quick outing of Oakmont
McILroy “ didn’t really care ‘to make us open
The 36 -year -old previously revealed that he had been “difficult to find the motivation to resume the horse and set out again” since his success of the Grand Colem, with a 47th end in the PGA championship followed by a missed cup at the RBC Canadian Open.
McILroy was in danger of an open outing in the United States after hiding two double bogys in his first three holes on Friday morning, the North Irish needed two late Birdies just to avoid missing the cup for a second successive week.
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Rory McILroy made two double bogys in his first three holes at the start of his second round, letting him go from four to eight
“I alluded it during my press conference before the tournament, you don’t really know how it will affect you,” he said. “You do not know how you will react to something that I have dreamed of for a long time. I referred to the fact that, yes, I felt a little flat on the golf course thereafter.
“It’s funny, as if it was much easier to be on the cut line when you don’t really care if you are here for the weekend or not. I thought in a way:” Do I really want two more days here or not? “So it is easier to play better when you are in this state of mind.”
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Rory McILroy made a step on his last hole in the second round to guarantee a place for the weekend
McILroy did not finish worse than ninth in his previous six appearances open in the United States and has finished finalist each of the last two years, although it seems finished in this race after a week that he described as “quite average”.
“The name of the game this week is to stay patient and try to do a good job there, but it is one of these golf courses on which you can lose patience fairly quickly,” said McILroy.
McILroy carded two birdies and six Bogeys in his third round in Oakmont
“I have led the ball better. I have led the ball as well as I had done it for a long time, so it’s at least a positive this week. I hoped better, but I did not do it.”
When he was asked how McILroy hoped to finish his US Open campaign, he closed: “Hopefully a tour in less than four and a half and get out of here.”
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