Golf
Rory McIlroy’s nightmare Masters moment explained with star criticised
Rory McIlroy has come under fire for not living up to the standards of “a great champion” and becoming “distracted” following his latest Masters slip-up, which has put his hopes of landing a career Grand Slam at risk already.
The Northern Irish golf star, cheered on by his wife Erica Stoll at Augusta, was performing well with four-under par through 14 holes until two double bogeys late in the round derailed his progress. McIlroy ended with a level-par 72, leaving him seven shots adrift of the leader Justin Rose, despite having tipped by golfing legends Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, and Tom Watson to clinch this year’s Masters.
