Holywood ending for majestic McIlroy
As US Open records fell before him, the Holywood, Co Down, talent was steadiness personified as he decimated the best golfers in the world to secure his first major at the Congressional course in Washington, DC.
McIlroy was Barcelona in a three-button shirt all week — brilliant in attack and brilliant in defence. And after celebrating Father’s Day on the 18th green with his dad Gerry, he admitted he’d matured fast after his last day meltdown at Augusta National.
