Golf: Fox Sports golf analyst Paul Gow previews Rory McIlroy's chances of winning the British Open at Portrush.
‘Then we know’: The big hint that will prove if Rory is ready to follow the footsteps of golf’s greatsThere is nothing quite like home comforts , and this week Rory McIlroy will be hoping that notion holds true.
Irishman, and McIlroy’s close friend Shane Lowry, was a popular winner six years ago, but the local hopes had firmly rested with McIlroy. If that did not do enough damage, a three-putt from four feet at 16 and a triple bogey at 18 rubbed salt into the wounds of a horrific eight-over par first round of 79.
His play was poor for much of the US PGA Championship and US Open - albeit he salvaged a top 20 finish at the latter courtesy of matching Jon Rahm for the equal best final round with 67. he finished runner-up at the Scottish Open despite an outburst about the greens at the Renaissance ClubThe similarities to the build up to The Masters are apparent, and it may just be the reset that he desperately needs.The feeling of ‘what next?’ after achieving a lifelong goal is a sensation that just about everyone can relate to.
The best example of which was the media standoff across the PGA Championship and the first two rounds of the US Open, and then it ended with him telling reporters thatMcIlroy was not behaving like the articulate, charismatic figure that attracted a legion of fans across the world. It is why at the beginning of 2025, he gave himself a New Year’s resolution to let his hair down more often.
McIlroy’s new approach began with a trip to Germany with a group of friends to take in football club Borussia Dortmund’s famous yellow wall at a Bundesliga match. “I think there’s opportunities throughout the year that you can do these sorts of things,” McIlroy said. “So to go back, especially Royal Melbourne this year, Kingston Heath next year, two of the best golf courses in the world on the sandbelt, that’s awesome too.
McIlroy showed throughout his time constantly fronting reporters to discuss the PGA Tour’s battle with LIV Golf, that he cares deeply about the history of the game. “You look at what Djokovic is doing at Wimbledon over the last couple weeks or what some of those guys have done, or what someone like Cristiano Ronaldo is still doing at 40 years old, or Tom Brady in American football,” McIlroy said.What is certainly talked about enough is McIlroy’s standing in the game.
“He handled that terribly and it made him look not all that good. As the spokesman for the PGA Tour for the last two or three years, and sitting in front of a camera every time he played and answering those questions, he just didn’t handle it right.“On the next level, if he can’t get himself up for The Open Championships at Royal Portrush in his home country, then we know, McIlroy, we’re probably not going to see much of him because he won’t have the mental application that’s required.
The links of Great Britain is always a throwback to the origins of the sport, and it has traditionally suited the more old school type of player. NORTH BERWICK, SCOTLAND - JULY 10: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and caddie Harry Diamond react following a putt on the 18th green on day one of the Genesis Scottish Open 2025 at The Renaissance Club on July 10, 2025 in North Berwick, Scotland. One of the highlight of McIlroy’s playoff victory against J.J. Spaun at The Players Championship was his knock down 9-iron into the iconic island green par 3 17th that prompted Spaun to grab an 8-iron and launch it long into the water.
“ I love to see him hit that low 40 foot high, rather than 120 foot high, driven drive. A fairway finder. A stinger as Tiger used to call it,” McGinley said.“That is something that he has added to his armoury in the last few years, he did not have it or need it when he went over to America first. “So for Rory to win around there, even though you don’t really see it on TV. You know that he had control of the spin going into those very tiny greens with a lot of slope on them.”
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