That final day in April was sport at its best, too tense to watch but too important to miss, and was the kind of night that made a Sky Sports subscription feel good value for money.
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McIlroy might have won 43 professional events before Augusta, but nerves get to the best of us. He held a five-shot lead at the turn on Sunday but started to drop shots quickly. But a moment like that makes all of the years and close calls worth it. I did not think anyone could shoot a 61,” said Michael Bannon – his first coach and mentor. He threw away the 2024 US Open in such a gut-wrenching manner that it was legitimate to question whether he would ever win a major again, while he was caught sobbing outside the scorers’ office after having The 150th Open ripped from his grasp at St Andrews.
All things considered, it’s still hard to imagine that felt worse than what transpired at Portrush. It will be my first time back home in public after winning the Masters.
