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Rory McIlroy collapses after tenth hole disaster in Masters

Posted on Saturday, April 09, 2011 at 09:25 PM

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Rory McIlroy lost his four shot lead after just ten holes of the final round of the Masters. He eventually ended up collapsing and hitting a round of 80.

McIlroy, clearly feeling the pressure was one over at the turn but drove his tenth tee shot almost out of bounds and took a seven to go four over par for his round. He later three-putted the 12th to fall completely out of contention.

His final round was reminiscent of the collapse at the British Open last year when he shot a second round 80

Afterwards he said "It is one of those things I am very disappointed but I will have plenty more chances ... hopefully it will build a little bit of character in me."

"I will reflect on this for the next few days. I lost a lot of confidence in my putting and began second guessing myself," he said.

McIlroy never looked comfortable during his final round after bogeying the first hole and soon found himself in a dog fight as Adam Scott, Tiger Woods and McIlroy's playing partner Angel Cabrera all shot under par with Woods powering through a 32 for the first nine and joining the leaders on the 15th.

McIlroy, who had played nerves free all week found the immense pressure telling on him and it finally came apart on the 10th when his drive ended up a hundred yards off the fairway and he later hit a tree as he tried to extricate himself.

It was heartbreak for the young 21-year-old Northern Irish player who had led through the first three rounds and looked certain to continue on to victory with a four shot lead.

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gwen1980 | Apr 15, 2011, 09:48 PM EDT

look at him now, 8 under today, what collapse? irish people love to see successful people fall, begrudging bastards

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Brolaur | Apr 12, 2011, 06:54 PM EDT

Hes a Brit now, not Irish. If he had won, he would be Irish, of course. Just a wee joke. We are proud of our Rory. "He's not gone away, ye know"

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gwen1980 | Apr 12, 2011, 12:23 PM EDT

it shouldnt matter if he is from the north or the republic, all that matters is he played his heart out. fine he let it slip away but if he wasnt the leader at all in this tournament and finished t15 at -4, everyone would say that was a great result for him. he will have many more chances. George dillon is such a wanker, i see him posting on this site all the time.

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nicgearailt | Apr 11, 2011, 07:18 PM EDT

I do not understand many of the comments here. I thoroughly enjoyed watching Rory at Augusta..he was fantastic...he was born in Ireland..Northern Ireland...all of Ireland was rooting for him...he's a terrific young man...was so composed in his post game interview and his tweets..he is to be supported by all of us who enjoy the game...his golf skills are amazing...he made some great birdies on 3rd round..he will be one to watch..Rory rocks!!

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jedswims | Apr 11, 2011, 04:30 PM EDT

he's still young.. I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot of him 2 the masters & other Major tournaments...

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cathy/marty | Apr 11, 2011, 03:37 PM EDT

Rory was under a lot of pressure going into that final round. Up until that point he played fantistic. Give the man his due. He is young and still learning.His time will come.

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Jamcelt | Apr 11, 2011, 12:14 PM EDT

Bet he wishes he had the luck of the Irish now....

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cillowen | Apr 11, 2011, 11:29 AM EDT

rory can't serve two masters and remain a whole person. Playing under England's St George makes he and ilk seem ridiculous. His coach needs to educate rory on mouthing off his opinions ... on tiger.... Another piece of my two cents would be to keep his good friends from contacting him as he out there building into becoming on own master. Unfortunate also that he paired the bull moose of the pampas instead of with Jason Day. He'll be back if he takes on board some common sense notions.

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Trealach | Apr 11, 2011, 10:28 AM EDT

Seems like George Dillon has his head well and truly up his THÓIN regarding his (lack of) knowledge about Ireland as a nation - ROFLMAO!!

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dcdeirdre | Apr 10, 2011, 07:08 PM EDT

AOBoyle... Completely agree. I too was optimistic until I saw O'Shea's lavish prediction which in the past has tended to be the kiss of death! Wee Mac will have his day and is always a joy to watch.

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AOBoyle | Apr 10, 2011, 06:58 PM EDT

Great job O'Shea, I knew you gave him the kiss of death with your headline....he's still not ready to surpass Woods or end Woods era per your May and July articles of 2010! And even though Tiger didn't win today, he showed he is not buried yet and if you're counting McIlroy is still 14 majors behind Woods! I feel bad for Rory and he'll get his someday, but he doesn't come close to Tiger, yet. And one can be only left to wonder, how many more tournaments would Tiger have under his belt but for his personal life collapsing like Rory did today.

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DrTrelawney | Apr 10, 2011, 04:12 PM EDT

George. Nothing you say effectively contradicts (or even tries to) a single thing I wrote. So I won't even bother addressing it. Nor am I going to address the ad hominem attacks, beyond saying that virtually everything you say about me personally is incorrect.

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dcdeirdre | Apr 10, 2011, 01:47 PM EDT

GeorgeDillon your petty bloviating contrariness is so boring. I hope the Ulsterman walks out wearing the green jacket. Whether he plays for Northern Ireland, Ireland, or as a member of the Irish British team he is always a joy to watch and a progressive mature young man. Up Down!

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clevelander | Apr 10, 2011, 12:44 PM EDT

GeorgeDillon "For the first time in history, the Irish accepted that they were not a nation." Please explain. If you can?

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GeorgeDillon | Apr 10, 2011, 12:12 PM EDT

Trealach: What a stupid post. "All" that the 26 Counties did was to say that the North is not part of Ireland. For the first time in history, the Irish accepted that they were not a nation. No wonder that crazy vote was immediately followed by the importation of hundreds of thousands of foreigners! Don't be such a dope, Trealach, have some sense. And learn some Irish before you post your nonsense here-- there's no such word as "thión". Moron.

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