Rory McIlroy at Players Championship 2016: Sunday Leaderboard Score, Reaction

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Published: May 15, 2016

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Rory McIlroy entered Sunday needing a miracle to get back in contention for his first Players Championship victory. It never came.    

McIlroy carded a two-under score of 70 in his final round at TPC Sawgrass, ending his day in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, in relative anonymity at seven under for the tournament. The former world No. 1 tied for 12th after carding his third round in four days in the 70s. Reigning No. 1 Jason Day won the tournament by four strokes.

While a brilliant 64 on Friday briefly put McIlroy in contention, it was largely a middle-of-the-road week. His final round in many ways mirrored his first, with a bunch of bad approaches leading to two-putts and pars. McIlroy had six holes above or below the par line, though that was enough to move him up three spots on the leaderboard.





Starting his day in 15th place, McIlroy got off to a strong start. He narrowly missed a 21-foot birdie putt on the first hole before sinking his first under-par score of the day at the par-five second. 

Unfortunately, it didn't carry over in the way he hoped. McIlroy's approach play quickly began rearing its head, as iron shots either left him with lengthy birdie putts or off the green entirely. From holes Nos. 3 through 8, McIlroy had only two birdie attempts inside 25 feet.

The par-five ninth offered a reprieve, as McIlroy was able to recover from an approach that ended up in the rough to set up a four-foot birdie putt. He made the turn at two under for the day and was firmly back in the top 10. 

Par fives once again helped McIlroy on the back nine, as he moved to a best of three under on the day with a birdie on No. 11. His approach yet again hit the rough, but he was able to get the ball within five feet and nail the putt for his third birdie of the day. 

That's about where the good times ended. McIlroy was seven feet from putting himself ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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