Fans left heartbroken for Rory McIlroy after 'biggest choke in history of golf' in final US Open round: 'I don't know how he can recover from this' By Eric Blum Published: 19:36 EDT, 16 June 2024 | Updated: 03:06 EDT, 17 June 2024 e-mail 177 View comments Fans have been left heartbroken for Rory McIlroy after his 10-year wait for a major ended in the 'biggest choke in the history of golf' during the US Open. McIlroy looked on course to triumph on Sunday when he overturned a three-shot overnight deficit to lead eventual winner Bryson DeChambeau by two shots with five holes to play on the final round. However, the 35-year-old improbably bogeyed three of the final four holes which allowed DeChambeau to snatch the trophy by just one shot.
McIlroy's dramatic slump included missing puts from two feet and six inches for par on the 16th hole, before he then faltered from fewer than four feet on the final green to suffer yet more heartbreak. It means McIlroy's last major triumph remains the PGA Championship back in August 2014. Rory McIlroy lost the US Open in the most devastating fashion on Sunday afternoon With the tournament there for the taking, McIlroy missed two putts inside four feet McIlroy looked set to win the US Open but bogeyed three of his final four holes on Sunday A fifth major title continues to prove elusive for the Northern Irishman and he has now come second at a major on four occasions since 2014.
And fans were quick to express their sympathy for McIlroy after taki.
