On gap 9 of the final Tour of the Championship, Rory McIlroy first misplaced his drive, which he then broke (in anger or clumsiness, we do not actually know), earlier than managing to avoid wasting par in an distinctive approach by hitting his second shot barefoot, within the water hazard.
Rory McIlroy, information
Rory McIlroy first hit a nasty drive misplaced on the best which appeared to finish its course within the water hazard. Already out of the operating for victory, the Northern Irishman clearly did not admire this error.
In anger, he leaned on the shaft of his driver to select up his tee and the deal with gave approach beneath his weight. However issues ended higher on this gap for the four-time Main winner since he hit a panoramic iron shot, barefoot within the water, precariously balanced on rocks.
A fairly loopy shot! His putt nearly went in for birdie, it stayed in need of the road by a couple of centimeters. And not using a driver, McIlroy had hassle ending. He notably made a bogey on gap quantity 10 by misplacing his tee shot within the woods.
Rory on the rocks!
A formidable balancing act from @McIlroyRory. https://t.co/swKLs0kxxS pic.twitter.com/85R91TUnCj — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 25, 2024
He was born in Holywood, Northern Eire, the place he attended Sullivan Higher Faculty.
He belongs to the Holywood Golf Membership, the place he started his first coaching classes adopted by Michael Bannon, a coach he has retained till at this time. McIlroy was a part of the profitable workforce of the Junior Ryder Cup in 2004, whereas in 2005 he grew to become the youngest winner of each Irish tournaments, the West of Eire Championship and the Irish Shut Championship.
Additionally in 2005, on the North of Eire Championship, performed at The Royal Portrush, he broke the course report with a 61 on the age of 16, a report nonetheless unbeaten in 2019 on the event of The Open Championship, performed at The Royal Portrush.
In August 2006, he received the European Newbie Championship on the Golf Membership Le Betulle in Biella, Piedmont, with a rating of 274 (65-69-72-68), 3 lower than Englishman Lewton Stephen. In October 2006, he represented Eire within the Eisenhower Trophy and the Newbie World Staff Championship.
On February 6, 2007, he grew to become the second man to steer the World Newbie Golf Rankings, though he misplaced the lead after only one week. McIlroy shot a gap spherical of 68, 3 beneath par, on the 2007 Open Championship at Carnoustie, which put him in provisional third place, three pictures off the chief.
In the identical opening spherical, he was additionally the one participant within the subject to complete with out a single bogey. He shot 5 over par within the second spherical to take him to +2 total, however nonetheless earned a third-round lower. He completed 2 over par within the third spherical and 1 over par within the fourth spherical to complete in forty second place, the very best newbie.
McIlroy was a part of the Nice Britain & Eire workforce on the 2007 Walker Cup. His first look on the European Tour got here on the 2005 British Masters, simply days after turning sixteen. He made the lower for the primary time on a European Tour on the age of seventeen, on the 2007 Dubai Desert Traditional, the place he additionally needed to forfeit the €7,600 prize due to his newbie standing.