McIlroy, "In Oakmont, par is a success, buddy is a bonus"…81 strokes in last week's practice round

McIlroy, "In Oakmont, par is a success, buddy is a bonus"…81 strokes in last week's practice round

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Ahead of the 125th U.S. Open that opens on Thursday, Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), who played in the round at Oakmont Country Club last week, said he had 81 pars at the time. McIlroy said he should focus on catching as many pars as possible at Oakmont.온라인바카라

McIlroy held a press conference at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Open, the third major men's golf tournament this season.

McIlroy, who played a practice round here on the 2nd local time, said, "I birdied the last two holes and shot 81," adding, "I felt it was impossible that day."

According to Golf Digest, McIlroy last shot 80 in the PGA Tour was the U.S. Open held in Cincinnati Hills in 2018. The only time he recorded 80 pars in a professional tour tournament was the U.S. Open in 2018 and the D Open in St. Andrews in 2010.

"If the ball is in the fairway, it is definitely worth playing. But after that, you have to focus on sending the ball lower than the hole and try to get as many pars as possible. If you can get a few birdies, that's a bonus," he continued.

Back then, he said the green was also very difficult. The speed of the green reached 4.7 meters with a steam meter, and the pin was placed at a slope ranging from 3 to 4 percent. McIlroy said in an interview on the day, "The green was softer today. The pin position was more comfortable than ever."

Ruf said it was deep enough. "There was a time when I missed a fairway in last week's round, and it took me several minutes to catch the ball. Here, if you miss the fairway, you will be punished. Sometimes, even though you follow the fairway, you will be punished. The most patient player will be able to win this week," he said.

According to the remarks at the press conference, McIlroy, who failed to make the cut last week after bringing a TaylorMade Qi35 model driver to the RBC Canadian Open, seems to have changed to a Qi10 model driver again.

"I realized that I wasn't using the right driver," McIlroy said at the press conference. Sky Sports reported that McIlroy was seen using a Qi10 driver during the practice round.

McIlroy, who has been using Qi10 drivers so far, was declared unfit in a driver test just before the opening of the PGA Championship last month and played as a backup driver of the same model. He was a driver of the same model, but his tee shot was shaky, and he finished the competition in an unsatisfactory 47th place.

As a result, he brought his Qi35 driver to the Canadian Open last week, but failed to make the cut by 9 over par overall in the first and second rounds. The biggest reason was inaccurate driver shots that went fairway only 13 times (46.43 percent) out of 28 attempts during the two days. McIlroy said after the Canadian Open that he plans to test multiple drivers over the weekend.