Rory McIlroy at WGC-Cadillac Championship 2016: Sunday Score and Reaction

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Published: March 6, 2016

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Carrying the lead into the third round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship, Rory McIlroy wilted under the Doral, Florida, sun at Trump National Doral in the final round.

McIlroy will have to keep waiting for his first PGA Tour win of 2016 after shooting a two-over 74 Sunday to finish tied for third for the tournament.  



McIlroy's poor final round snaps what was an impressive streak of closing out tournaments, per Golf Channel researcher Justin Ray:



Consistency was one of the biggest keys for the four-time major champion as he had a 57.1 percent driving accuracy and reached 74.1 percent of his greens in regulation. After Saturday's third round, he talked about how he wasn't going to sit on his lead in the final round and hope for the best, per PGATour.com's Brian Wacker:

You have to just keep going and set yourself a target. Basically, I can't play defensive. Defensive isn't my style. So I need to go out there and be aggressive and be assertive. Obviously pick and choose your moments, but for the most part, set yourself a number, get out there, do it. And that takes everything else away, as well. It takes the thought of winning a tournament, the thought of—all the other stuff.

In retrospect, a more cautious approach might have been the most optimal strategy, especially since his score after three rounds (12-under) would've been enough to secure a playoff with eventual winner Adam Scott.

McIlroy started off the day with pars on the first six holes and then ran into trouble on No. 7 and finished with a bogey. Then, his second shot on the eighth hole ended up in the water, per Golf Channel:



The 26-year-old managed to save par but bogeyed No. 9 to finish two over on the front nine, which dropped him into a four-way tie for the lead with Bubba Watson, Danny Willett and Phil Mickelson. Scott then took the lead following three straight bi...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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