Among the wind’s victims at Royal Troon were Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas.
Among the wind’s victims at Royal Troon were Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas.
whose two-round total was tied for the worst in a major championship. Rory McILroy looks discouraged on the fourth hole on the second day of the open to Royal Troon.
Rory McILroy looks discouraged on the fourth hole on the second day of the open to Royal Troon. I would like by e -mail about sentences, events and updates from The Independent. Read our confidentiality policyStrong winds sent the results, and many star names heading to the early exit on the second day of the 152nd open in the royal trow.
Tiger Woods added 77 strokes to his opening 79 to tie his worst record for strokes in two rounds at a major, and his total of 156 matched his mark at the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay.And the 15-time major winner wasn’t the only one struggling to deal with the conditions, with 2023 U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark shooting 80 and his predecessor Matt Fitzpatrick shooting 78.
Rory McIlroy faced a tough task of qualifying with an opening 78, and the world number two’s faint hopes were dashed when he finished the first five holes over par.McIlroy missed a putt on the third hole, then a triple-bogey eighth, unable to get the ball more than a few yards into the heavy rough, then missed the green on his fourth putt, which bounced into a greenside bunker.
Scotsman Robert McIntyre was one of the favourites to win the Claret Jug following his Scottish Open victory, but a nightmare start to the second round dashed those hopes.McIntyre took two strokes to clear the bunker for a triple bogey on the first hole, then missed shots on the second and third holes before making another triple bogey on the par-five fourth hole.
Two-time Major winner Justin Thomas, who finished third after an opening 68, also reached the turn at 45 with a triple bogey, a double bogey and four bogeys on his card.
The worst score of the day so far belonged to Japan’s Aguri Iwasaki, with his 20-over-par 91, including back-to-back nines – on the par-four 13th and par-three 14th – and a triple-bogey seven on the 18th.
