McIlroy forecasts Open victory depends on weather

DARREN CLARKE and an assortment of ducks may like the wind and rain that links courses attract but do not ever include Rory McIlroy among the list of aficionados.

The US Open champion’s first tournament back following his Congressional Country Club heroics ended in disappointment at Royal St George’s following a bogey-bogey finish that left McIlroy with a seven-over-par total of 287 and an admission that he would not be changing his game anytime soon in order to win a British Open.

“I’m not a fan of golf tournaments that the outcome is predicted so much by the weather,” McIlroy said, his voice almost drowned out by the rain hammering down on the roof of the interview area after posting his closing 73.