Rory McIlroy couldn’t disguise his disdain for the circumstances on the Scottish Open.
“The greens are so s–t,” McIlroy stated Sunday on a sizzling mic as he missed a putt large throughout his last spherical at The Renaissance Membership in North Berwick, Scotland.
Nonetheless, the Northern Irishman stated he was happy together with his play on the occasion, which resulted in a second-place end with a 2-under 68 in his last spherical, as American Chris Gotterup positioned first at 15-under general.
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“I’m actually pleased with the place my recreation is — the way in which I performed over the weekend, the pictures that I hit, how I managed my ball flight,” McIlroy stated. “It has been an excellent week. Lacking the trophy, that’s about it.”
McIlroy was in place to make a cost to take dwelling one other Scottish Open after profitable the occasion two years in the past however did not make a birdie after the eighth gap, permitting Gotterup the two-stroke win.
McIlroy, 36, wasn’t the one golfer who complained concerning the greens on Sunday, as world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler confirmed frustration after lacking a putt on gap 13 within the last spherical.
When Scheffler’s birdie putt stayed left of the opening, the American, who went on to tie for eighth, raised his arms and appeared to yell out some alternative phrases.
There have been no qualms from Gotterup, although, who captured the title by ending with a 4-under 66.
“Chris performed an excellent spherical of golf. He was so stable,” McIlroy stated. “Made the bogey on 15 however bounced again with a very nice birdie on 16. After he received a pair forward, I simply couldn’t claw again.”
Gotterup, an Easton, Md., native who performed his faculty golf at Rutgers (2017-21) and Oklahoma (2021-22), moved into the highest 50 on the earth for the primary time with the win.
“I undoubtedly was the villain on the market right this moment,” Gotterup stated. “I felt like I used to be prepared and ready mentally right this moment. And that’s type of what I’ve been speaking about during the last couple of weeks, that I’ve type of gotten into the combination just a little bit and simply pale away just a little bit. And right this moment, my objective was to hold in there powerful and I felt like I did that basically nicely.”
The eye of the golf world subsequent turns to Royal Portrush Golf Membership in Northern Eire, which performs host to The Open Championship this week.
The ultimate main of the season begins on Thursday and runs by means of Sunday.
