Rory McIlroy has admitted two nightmare holes have scuppered his Royal Portrush dream after just one round of The Open. “Obviously I’m pretty sure anyone starting with a 79 in this golf tournament doesn’t think about winning at this point. “I guess when you play your first and last holes in a combined seven-over par, you’re sort of starting on the back foot. Asked if his disappointment is heightened by slipping up on home turf, McIlroy replied: “I don’t think so. “I’m going to go back and see my family, see my friends, and hopefully they don’t think any less of me after a performance like that today.

Source: Irish Examiner July 18, 2019 16:41 UTC