Rory puts hands up for Honda crash

There’s a lot of love out there for Rory McIlroy but while everyone from Russell Henley to Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller were constructive and kind about the Irishman’s final-round collapse at the Honda Classic, McIlroy started the healing process straight away by taking ownership of his mistakes.

There were no excuses, no ifs or buts, and even though he could have pointed to the truly sensational five-wood to 11 feet at the 72nd, he didn’t sugar-coat it.

In a brutally honest interview, & McIlroy showed just why he is a true champion.