Rory McIlroy ‘in prime three’ to win The Open as Tiger Woods will get emotional

Rory McIlroy might be a person on a Major mission at The Open this week – in line with his follow accomplice Shane Lowry. The world No 2 is searching for to finish a barren run stretching again 9 lengthy years in golf’s largest occasions after one other agonising near-miss eventually month’s US Open.

But Lowry believes the celebs are aligning for McIlroy as he prepares to return to the scene of his 2014 Open Championship win at Royal Liverpool in prime type after his Scottish Open triumph final weekend. “Rory is obviously playing well,” stated Lowry, the 2019 Open champion.

“He has been consistently one of the best players in the world for 12 or 14 years. Since he won here in 2014, he’s done everything in the game there is to do twice. Apart from winning a Major. He’s come so close. I was sure he was going to win the US Open.

“I was happy to hear he didn’t take it too hard and he was happy with the way he played and what he did. He’s probably up there in the top two or three people to beat this week. People like me would have our eyes on those guys and think if we can finish ahead of those guys, then we will do alright.”

McIlroy, who stays caught on 4 Major wins, might be taking part in in the identical group as Jon Rahm and Justin Rose when The Open will get underway. “Rory’s obviously a tremendously talented player and he’s put himself in position and it hasn’t happened yet,” stated Rahm.

“Undoubtedly he wants it. He wants to get to five. Not many players have got to five. He still has a lot of years to play ahead of him. I’m hoping he does it. I’m pretty sure he will get that number five at some point.”

Tiger Woods on Tuesday evening opened up probably the most emotional win of his profession at Hoylake 17 years in the past. Woods, who’s lacking from The Open subject having undergone ankle surgical procedure in April, was honoured in his absence for excellent companies to golf on the Association of Golf Writers’ annual dinner.

In a recorded video message from his Florida residence he mirrored on his tearful triumph which noticed him sobbing within the arms of caddie Steve Williams two months after the loss of life of his father. “That week in 2006 was a very emotional one. It was the first championship I ever won without my dad being there. It was a tough, tough week, but also probably the most gratifying that I have ever experienced over there,” stated Woods.

“After my last putt I realised that my dad was never going to see this again.” It was the final of Woods’s three Claret Jugs in 22 Open appearances which introduced many highs however some lows too together with his 81 in inconceivable third-round circumstances at Muirfield.

“Some days were tough. I particularly remember the Saturday in 2002 at Muirfield. That was the worst day I have ever known and probably the worst in the history of golf. I have never felt that cold, I have never felt that wet and I have never felt that miserable,” he stated. “I remember a couple of my friends among the writers from the UK offering me cups of coffee when I walked in to speak. That was great.”