Rory McIlroy knew he faced an uphill battle, trailing Steve Stricker by five at the start of the final round of the Memorial Tournament.
“You know you’re going to have to do something pretty special,” McIlroy acknowledged.
The Northern Irishman gave it a go, too — shooting a 32 on the front side that included four birdies in a row — before signing for a 68. McIlroy had two holes remaining after the weather delay and finished things off on a positive note with an 11-foot birdie putt.
"It was a great way to finish the tournament," McIlroy said. "I felt as if I played really good this week, I just made a few too many mistakes, which really cost me, and we’ll have to try and cut those out before the U.S. Open in a couple weeks’ time. But there’s definitely a lot of positives to take from how I’ve played this week."
McIlroy heads to Haiti on Monday on a mission for UNICEF. He’ll return to the States on Wednesday and play several rounds at Congressional in advance of the U.S. Open.
"I feel as if I drove the ball really good, putted the ball really good this week," the 22-year-old said. "Game is in good shape. I feel really good about it.
"My putting has been very solid the whole week, so you know, that’s a huge positive to take into the U.S. Open. … If anything, just a little bit of strategy more than anything else, just if you’re going to miss shots, miss it in the right places.
"This week if you miss greens it’s very penal here and you get punished quite easily. It’s the same as the U.S. Open, if you miss it in the wrong places you’re looking at a 5 or a 6. So it’s just something I need to address a little bit."
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