Rory McIlroy makes alarming golf confession as wife and daughter comfort him
Rory McIlroy suffered another agonising weekend as he narrowly missed out on the BMW PGA Championship title.
The Northern Irishman fought back to force a three-way play-off Billy Horschel and Thirston Lawrence at Wentworth. Lawrence bit the dust after the first hole, turning it into a head-to-head between McIlroy and Horschel.
Both had a tricky 30ft putt on the second play-off hole, but while McIlroy’s shot gut-wrenchingly missed, Horschel sunk his to secure his second BMW PGA Championship title. It was another bitter pill to swallow for McIlroy, who has had more than his fair share of near-misses this season.
Nevertheless, he showed his class afterwards, admitting: “Look, it’s golf and I’m playing well. These things happen.” That was followed by a telling statement from the four-time major champion, who after his latest close-run effort admitted: “the game is testing me” more than it has before.
