Rory McIlroy has been warned he might never win another Major after missing the cut at Royal Troon. But his exit could be a good omen for his pal Shane Lowry, who leads the tournament on seven under having won in 2019 at Royal Portrush when McIlroy last missed the cut.
Five weeks after his heartbreaking loss in the US Open, McIlroy added a second round of 75 to his opening 78 at Royal Troon to finish 11 over par, a single shot better than he managed at Muirfield in 2013. “I was not going to shoot four or five under to make the cut. It was a pretty meaningless 14 holes after that but at least I played okay.”
McIlroy could only laugh at that point and did the same on the 16th after hitting himself in the face with his club as he attempted to launch it into the air following a pushed approach to the par five.