McIlroy failed to raise challenge as Matt Fitzpatrick wins US Open 

While Will Zalatoris, Matthew Fitzpatrick and Scottie Scheffler jostled for the trophy at The Country Club, McIlroy couldn't muster a charge.

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, reacts after missing a putt on the sixth hole during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at The Country Club, Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Brookline, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts – Rory McIlroy couldn’t get out of his own way on Sunday, failing to bring the magic he had last week in Canada’s national Open to his bid to win a second U.S. Open.

A final-round 69 earned McIlroy his third top-10 major finish in 2022, backing his runner-up at the Masters and eighth-place finish in the PGA Championship. But it wasn’t the breakthrough he hoped for on the back of a victory in the RBC Canadian Open and with three sub-par rounds at The Country Club.