World quantity two Rory McIlroy stated the Shinnecock Hills course “received the battle over me” after ending six over par on the US Open.
Masters champion McIlroy carded a ultimate spherical of 73, together with three birdies and 4 bogeys, as his problem for a second US Open title fell away.
The 37-year-old felt {that a} dangerous finish to his Saturday, during which he completed on degree par – seven adrift of chief Wyndham Clark after 5 bogeys – left him with an excessive amount of to do within the ultimate spherical.
“I believe it [Shinnecock Hills] received the battle over me at this level. Wanting again on all the week, I’ll rue the again 9 yesterday [Saturday],” McIlroy informed BBC Sport NI’s Gavin Andrews.
“I obtained myself to 2 underneath par after 9 yesterday and the wheels got here off and I performed a extremely dangerous again 9 and shot myself out of the match, so was actually disenchanted coming away from the course final night time.
“You attempt to come out right here in the present day constructive and muster up the vitality to place one in there after which [after] a few bogies on the entrance 9 I used to be attempting to race my technique to the 18th inexperienced.”
McIlroy will now flip his attentions to occasions nearer to house and is relishing the possibility to play hyperlinks golf on the Scottish Open and The Open at Royal Birkdale in July.
“It is my favorite time of the 12 months to return house and play the Open and get to spend a little bit of time again there,” he added.
“This was not too dissimilar to an Open Championship in how the golf course performed over the weekend, however some hyperlinks golf over the subsequent couple of weeks will likely be good.”
