Rory McIlroy: Defending Champion Will Rally After Missing Cut at Hong Kong Open

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Published: November 17, 2012

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Hong Kong Open defending champion Rory McIlroy missed the cut on Friday, opening the door for leader Michael Campbell. McIlroy struggled with his putting and was five-over after two rounds, well off Campbell's pace (-9).

McIlroy finished the second day with a double-bogey for a round of 72. He would have needed a birdie on his final hole to advance after posting a first day score of 73.

Instead, McIlroy four-putted the 10th green where he finished the round.

He addressed reporters after the event.

I had a great start getting it to four under and in a position from which I might have even won the tournament but then it all went on the slide.

Now I am going to work on few things with my putter before playing in Dubai (in the Tour Championship) next week.

This was the first cut that the 23-year-old world No. 1 had missed since the U.S. Open last June. But it isn't the first time that he's struggled with his flat stick. 

A breakdown with his putter cost him dearly on the final nine at the 2011 Masters. He said that his confidence waned, and he needed time to figure out what had happened. 

"You know I can’t really put my finger on it. I lost a lot of confidence in my putting around the turn," McIlroy offered. "I didn’t really get anything going and was sort of second-guessing lines and second-guessing my speed, and on these greens you can’t do that."

He figured it out by the U.S. Open, where his putting was superb. He went to work with Dave Stockton on his approach to the putt and reading the greens, leaving his technique alone.



Afterwards he had a few answers on his problems on the Augusta greens.

And people often said to me ‘we think you’re too quick on the greens’. But he (Stockton) thought the opposite. You’re taking too much time, why are you taking three practice stroke...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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