Rory McIlroy determined to finish season strongly after Open disappointment

Rory McIlroy determined to finish season strongly after Open disappointment

OPEN AND SHUT: Rory McIlroy looks dejected after finishing his round on the 18th green at the Old Course, St Andrews yesterday. 

When Tiger Woods won the Open at St Andrews in 2000, he famously did not find a single bunker, shot 19 under par and won by eight shots.

Twenty two years later, Rory McIlroy found just one bunker and made an eagle from it, shot 18 under par and did not even finish second.

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