'I want to punch myself' says dejected McIlroy

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland: Rory McIlroy said he felt like punching himself after suffering a nightmare round at the British Open on Thursday, shooting an eight over-par round of 79 at the Royal Portrush course.

The Northern Irishman started with a quadruple bogey eight on the par-four first after his opening drive from the tee flew out of bounds to the left.But after grinding his way back to three-over, he imploded on the final three holes - with some casual putting as he double-bogeyed the par-three 16th and then got in trouble in the rough to make a seven on the par-four final hole.

The 30-year-old four-time major winner was tipped as one of the favourites for the first Open in Northern Ireland since 1951 but now faces a battle to get back amongst the leaders. "I would like to punch myself. I made a couple of stupid mistakes. I was pretty nervous on the first tee and hit a bad shot. I showed some resilience in the middle of the round and was trying to fight back into the championship but then I finished off poorly as well," he said.

"At the end of the day I play golf to fulfil my ambitions not anyone else's but I wish I could have given the crowd something to cheer about," he said.

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