Rory McIlroy forgetting how to make putts leads the 2026 Open Championship storylines after round one
Thanks to his Masters wins in 2025 and 2026, most people have forgotten about Rory McIlroy's struggles in major championships over the past decade. Of course they have, since he's won two of them.But it's worth remembering that, outside of the Masters, McIlroy hasn't won one of golf's other three majors since 2014.
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Thanks to his Masters wins in 2025 and 2026, most people have forgotten about Rory McIlroy's struggles in major championships over the past decade. Of course they have, since he's won two of them.But it's worth remembering that, outside of the Masters, McIlroy hasn't won one of golf's other three majors since 2014. He famously let the 2024 U.S. Open slip away by making three bogeys in the final four holes to lose by one shot to Bryson DeChambeau.The biggest factor in those bogeys was McIlroy's inability to convert short putts, including a missed 2 1/2-footer on No.
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- Thanks to his Masters wins in 2025 and 2026, most people have forgotten about Rory McIlroy's struggles in major championships over the past decade. Of course they have, since he's won two of them.But it's worth remembering that, outside of the Masters, McIlroy hasn't won one of golf's other three majors since 2014.
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Rory McIlroy forgetting how to make putts leads the 2026 Open Championship storylines after round one
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