McIlroy bows out of Open after 'practice round'


  • Golf
  • Saturday, 20 Jul 2013

GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy turned the last 11 holes of his British Open into a glorified practice round on Friday as the Northern Irishman missed a British Open cut for the first time.

The world number two was already in dire trouble after an eight-over par 79 opening round and despite improving for a 75 on Friday his challenge came to an inauspicious end.

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