All it Takes is One Bad Round!

It is amazing how a single bad round can take everything out.

If you take that single round out, Rory McIlroy would be walking out of this year's Open Championships as the winner.

McIlroy said that he couldn't not think about Friday when he was going to the last hole. He shot a 68 which moved him to the third spot. He added if he had been a little more precise and if he had held it a bit more tighter, things would have been different.

Finally, the winner Oosthuizen was eight shots ahead of McIlroy. If he had scored a 60 like he did on other days, he should have been the winner. This should explain his frustration.

It is quite amazing to see McIlroy's previous records at majors. His previous performance was a miserable 42nd three years back and he failed to even make the cut at the Masters and the U.S Open.

Lee Westwood, the world no.3 was still suffering from the injury. That meant that McIlroy was Britain's biggest hope coming to the Open Championships. After Paul Lawrie in 1999, no British golfer has ever won a major. Nick Faldo was the last to win a major at the Open Championships and even that dates back to 1992.

Rory McIlroy is only 21 yet he has the talent which could be lauded for generations to come. He turned professional in 2007 even without going to Q-School. He became a top-10 player in the rankings before his 21st birthday and he won his first ever PGA title at May this year.
McIlroy created history by shooting a 63 in almost impeccable conditions on Thursday. But his inexperience prevailed as the wind played its part and he hit a low 80 score in Friday.

He said that when you score a 63 in any tournament, you should fancy your chances of winning it. He admitted that he messed up and the winds got big on Friday. He also said that he didn't deal it very well.

No player in the history of the sport has scored such a high score after going that low in the previous day. McIlroy began kicking the grass, dropping his shoulder and rolling his eyes as he was approaching an emotional meltdown.

But McIlroy didn't lose his mind. He went to his hotel room, ate and slept. The next day he came out and scored a 69 as if nothing had happened the previous day.

He said that he was 16 under for three full rounds and he was satisfied about that. He added that Friday was a pity.