Memorial Tournament 2012: Rory McIlroy Flames out in Columbus

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Published: June 1, 2012

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Two weeks away from returning to the U.S. Open, the tournament that saw the greatest performance of his young career, Rory McIlroy is in shambles on the golf course.

The world No. 2 continued his recent run of bad results in Columbus, missing the cut after collapsing to a second-round 79.

The Northern Irishman gamely fought back from an early quadruple bogey Thursday to put together an impressive one-under-par 71, but he couldn't find the same energy in round two. McIlroy missed great birdie chances on the first two holes and then the mistakes started rolling in.

First was a three-putt bogey on the fourth, then another dropped shot on the eighth after a poor bunker shot that failed to find the putting surface.

And as the round went on, his mistakes only got worse.

On a lay-up on the par-five 11th, McIlroy inexplicably found a lateral hazard. His ball luckily stayed up on the bank, but instead of dropping back 10-15 yards and taking the stroke penalty, McIlroy made an even graver error.

What seemed like a simple chip out turned into a nightmare, as McIlroy's ball hit the bank and shockingly flew backwards into the water. McIlroy slumped over in disbelief as the unbelievable gaffe handed him a devastating double-bogey 7 for the hole.

Oh, but there was still more.

Another three-putt on 13 meant yet another bogey and after finding the water on his tee shot and airmailing the green with a wedge on 14, McIlroy put up his second double bogey in four holes.



Altogether, three bogeys, two double bogeys, not a single birdie, and just more frustration.

This was McIlroy's third straight missed cut, after early exits at the PLAYERS Championship and the BMW PGA Championship.

His flameout at Wentworth was even more notable as McIlroy missed the cut by eight shots and at one point threw his club in frustration (an action that was admittedly overplayed)...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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