McIlroy shoots final-round 68 for 15-under-par totalWorld No 3: ‘It’s satisfying to know I can still do it’
If this does not convince Rory McIlroy he can end a nine-year wait for major championship No 5, starting on Thursday at Royal Liverpool, nothing will.
The Northern Irishman crosses the border for the Open Championship and the scene of his sole lifting of the Claret Jug thus far with cheers still reverberating around his head. One of the most stunning finishes of McIlroy’s career broke the heart of Robert MacIntyre, the home favourite, and earned him the Scottish Open title at the Renaissance Club. It was impossible, though, to ignore the bigger picture. Hoylake is calling.
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