McIlroy’s attention now turns to The Open, which gets underway on Thursday at Royal Birkdale in Southport
Rory McIlroy secured a share of seventh place at the Scottish Open following an impressive final round of 64 on Sunday, matching the day’s best score.
The Holywood golfer recorded just two bogeys during his closing round, notching eight birdies to finish the tournament at 12-under-par, five strokes behind champion Tom Kim.
McIlroy’s attention now turns to The Open, which gets underway on Thursday at Royal Birkdale in Southport. The-37 year-old earned $270,675 for his performance in Scotland, while Kim claimed the winner’s cheque of $1,575,000.
Speaking afterwards, McIlroy said: “It’s nice to sign this week off with a good score, but I know I need to do a bit of work between now and next Thursday to feel really comfortable with my game.”
He added: “I felt like I was pretty much in control of everything after the first two days. Then had a long day yesterday [Saturday] waiting around,” reports the Irish Mirror.
McIlroy continued: “I didn’t get off to the best of starts, then didn’t finish the third round off particularly well. I sort of pieced it together and realised what I was doing, tried to figure it out on the range before I went out for my final round.”
Reflecting on his form, he stated: “At least I know what I am doing. It’s a matter of sort of rectifying it. I don’t feel like it’s too far away. There’s definitely some positive signs.”
He concluded: “I know what the problem is and it’s just about fixing it. Obviously there was some good in there today, but there was some bad as well. So I am going to need to work a little bit over the next couple of days to be ready for Thursday.”
After one poor shot on the 16th hole, McIlroy could be heard saying, “Oh my god, I am so bad at golf.”
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