Rory McIlroy insists he has mentally recovered from seeing a fairy-tale Irish Open victory slip by way of his fingers and is keen to get “back on the horse” on the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth – reside on Sky Sports activities from Thursday.
McIlroy appeared on track to assert his first skilled win on dwelling soil on Sunday when main by two photographs with 4 holes to play at Royal County Down, simply an hour from the place he grew up.
However whereas Rasmus Hojgaard accomplished an outstanding closing 65 with 4 birdies within the final 5 holes – together with three in a row from the sixteenth – McIlroy bogeyed the fifteenth and seventeenth and missed an eagle putt on the 18th that may have pressured a play-off.
“I’m glad for the opportunity to get back on the horse again,” McIlroy mentioned at Wentworth, the place he received the title in 2014.
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Rasmus Hojgaard completed the ultimate day of the Irish Open in type, with birdies on the sixteenth, seventeenth and 18th holes.
“I feel there could also be a false impression that it hit me more durable than it perhaps did. I did not actually really feel like I essentially misplaced the match. I felt like Rasmus went out and received it – shot 31 on the again 9.
“I should not have missed the inexperienced proper on 15 and I misjudged the primary putt on 17. However trying again on Sunday and the assist of the crowds and that scene on 18 and all the pieces, it was superb to be part of.
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Highlights of day 4 of the Amgen Irish Open and an exciting end between Rasmus Hojgaard and Rory McIlroy.
“Clearly I am simply attempting to search for the positives in all of it however I am completely happy to be right here at Wentworth, the solar is shining, there’s not many higher locations to be.
“My sport is feeling prefer it’s in fairly good condition and I really feel like I’ve one other likelihood to win a extremely large match which means quite a bit to me.
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McIlroy added: “It feels like quite a long time since I won at Quail Hollow back in May, and I’ve come close here a couple of times. I was second to Francesco [Molinari] in 2018, second to Shane [Lowry] in 2022.
“My kind at this match over the previous couple of years has been superb so it could be good to only get one other win on the board.
“It would just be wonderful to give myself another chance. Every Sunday that I get myself into contention is an opportunity but also a day to test myself and learn from the good, the bad and everything else.”
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Tommy Fleetwood appears ahead optimistically forward of BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth this weekend.
Forward of his opening spherical on Thursday – reside protection of featured teams is from 8.30am on Sky Sports activities Golf – McIlroy seemed to be fighting a nagging cough throughout his pre-tournament press convention.
“I’m okay, I feel a bit better than I was,” McIlroy mentioned, revealing the perpetrator to be his daughter Poppy.
“Poppy’s had a cough for a couple of weeks, gave it to me last week. I started feeling pretty rough Monday, Tuesday, so I went to the doctor, I’m on a course of antibiotics and I feel, energy-wise, better than I did.
“I will be a bit wheezy this week however nothing I am unable to deal with.”
McIlroy will accomplice Ryder Cup team-mate Justin Rose and defending champion Ryan Fox within the first two rounds at Wentworth as he bids to extend his lead on the prime of the Race to Dubai.
A sixth money-list title would take McIlroy stage with Seve Ballesteros and inside two of record-holder Colin Montgomerie, who received seven in a row from 1993-1999 and his eighth in 2005.
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