Rory McIlroy returned home to Florida less than three hours after he agonisingly missed out on winning his fifth major championship at the U.S. Open in North Carolina on Sunday.
McIlroy looked set to end his 10-year wait for a victory on the major stage, but was pipped by Bryson DeChambeau by a single shot. Despite starting the final round three shots behind DeChambeau, an impressive Sunday performance saw the Northern Irishman clear by two with just five holes to play. Three frustrating bogeys however would follow, most notably at the par-four 16th, where the 35-year-old missed a putt from inside three-feet, the first time he had failed to convert from that range in 497 attempts this season.
READ MORE: Rory McIlroy criminally went back on his own word and it cost him US Open READ MORE: Rory McIlroy's immediate reaction to US Open agony sums up major misery Another short miss then followed at the 18th, in what will have proven to be a bitter pill to swallow for McIlroy. If converted, the PGA Tour star would have played his way into a playoff with DeChambeau, who made par minutes later to ensure it him taking home the U.S.
Open title. Having watched his rival drain the winning putt, McIlroy wasted no time in hanging around, leaving the Pinehurst site within minutes after being spotted driving away in the car park. Just a few hours later, his private jet was tracked landing in Florida, where he was expected to have returned to his home in Jupiter.
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