Rory McIlroy has described his US Open defeat as “in all probability the hardest” day of his profession and has withdrawn from this week's Vacationers Championship in Connecticut.
Holding a two-shot lead, McIlroy carded three bogeys within the remaining 5 holes — lacking two putts from a mixed distance of seven toes. He fled the course minutes after Bryson DeChambeau sealed victory and introduced Monday he wouldn’t return till subsequent month's tie in Scotland.
In an announcement on social media, McIlroy mentioned: 'Yesterday was a tricky day, presumably the hardest in my almost 17 years as knowledgeable golfer.
'To begin with, I need to congratulate Bryson. He’s a worthy champion and precisely what skilled golf wants in the mean time. I believe we are able to all agree on that.
'Once I replicate on my week, I remorse a couple of issues through the match, particularly the two missed putts on 16 and 18 on the ultimate day. However, as I all the time attempt to do, I concentrate on the constructive points of the week which far outweigh the negatives.
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'As I mentioned at the beginning of the match, I really feel nearer than ever to profitable my subsequent main championship.
'I might outline my profession in a single phrase, and that’s resilience. I’ve proven my resilience again and again over the past 17 years and I’ll once more.
'I'm going to be away from the sport for a couple of weeks to know every little thing and put together myself for the Genesis Scottish Open and the Open at Royal Troon.'
The Scottish Open shall be held on July 11, that means McIlroy has a few month till his subsequent competitors.
The assertion on Monday is McIlroy's first remark since his horrific collapse. He fled the world minutes after DeChambeau received and has refused to talk to the media.
And McIlroy’s time away from golf has come amid a tumultuous time in his private life, too.
Final week, on the eve of the U.S. Open, he introduced he was finalizing a divorce from his spouse of seven years, Erica Stoll.
Only a month earlier than the PGA Championship in Might, McIlroy introduced he and Erica have been separating as a result of their marriage had “irretrievably damaged down”.
McIlroy introduced final week that he was calling off his divorce from his spouse, Erica Stoll.
However McIlroy mentioned in an announcement on Tuesday forward of the match: 'There have been latest rumours about my private life, which is unlucky. Reacting to each hearsay is a idiot's sport.
“Over the previous few weeks Erica and I’ve realized that our greatest future is to remain collectively as a household. Fortunately, we now have resolved our variations and are wanting ahead to a recent begin.”
On Monday, the couple was noticed collectively for the primary time for the reason that divorce was annulled. They have been seen spending time with their daughter Poppy.
McIlroy was scheduled to play solely this week's match earlier than the Scottish Open on July 11.
The 35-year-old will comply with this occasion with The Open at Royal Troon – his remaining likelihood of the 12 months to finish a 10-year main drought.
