Rory McIlroy was unwavering during U.S. Open play this week, shooting a two-under 69 at Congressional on his final day of play to end the tournament with a 16-under 268.
While his 16-under 8-shot win is impressive by any standard it becomes even more impressive when we realize that he beat the old US Open scoring record by four shots, surpassing four golfers including golf greats Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods .
Throughout the entire tournament McIlroy’s performance was compared to Woods and his 15-shot blowout at Pebble Beach in 2000.
McIlroy said after the match:
“I was trying to go out there today and emulate him in some way,” while adding, “I played great for four days and I couldn’t be happier.”
After his win he met his father Gerry McIlroy just off the green and said, “Happy Father’s Day” the perfect way to end an amazing four rounds of golf.
