US Open: Rory McIlroy must address the Major elephant in the room

The Irishman remains arguably the best player of his era but it’s been a decade of mounting frustration since he last claimed a Major titleRory McIlroy reacts to his putt on the 17th green during the final round of the 123rd US Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

Of course, for a player of his world class, there have been chances. Last year’s US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club can be filed away in the ones-that-got-away folder, for one. The 150th Open at St Andrews in 2022 another. Others, too.No Mercy: The five toughest tests in US Open historyRory McIlroy gets relief from an imbedded ball on the 14th hole during the final round of the 123rd US Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club last year.

His only US Open win came at Congressional in 2011 – his breakthrough Major success. And, after a sequence of three successive missed cuts from 2016 to 2018, McIlroy has had top-10 finishes in each of the last four years, the closest being a runner-up finish to Wyndham Clark in Los Angeles last year.

“I’ve said it many times. He’s a better golfer now than he was before. There’s no weakness in his game now. You can’t say his wedge play is bad. It’s good. He’s one of the best players ranked 100 yards on tour. Overall, he’s a better player. But, there’s no doubt, there’s a mental hurdle he has to jump to get over the line in Major championships again. That’s what is holding him back. It’s the glue.

As McGinley put it: “I don’t want to give the impression that Rory is mentally weak, he’s far from it. You look at his career in the last 10 years and what he’s won since he last won a Major championship and it’s phenomenal, it’s unmatched. Nobody comes close.

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