“As he stood there wondering what he needed to do to get some putts to fall, a heat-seeking missile shot from behind.” BFQuinn on Rory McIlroy, Cameron Smith and The Open:
it. Rory didn’t. Smith, a 28-year-old birdie-making machine from Brisbane, Australia, navigated the Old Course’s back nine in a ridiculous 30 strokes to fuel a brilliant 8-under 64. He was ruthless in his snatching of the Claret Jug, waiting for McIlroy’s hands to clam up just a bit before pulling it away and not letting go.
Smith? Playing one group in front of McIlroy, he also birdied 10, but then reeled off four more on holes 11, 12, 13 and 14 to catch, and pass, McIlroy. Going against the tidal pulls of an adoring crowd following McIlroy, Smith cooly added three straight pars, including an all-time up-and-down on the Road Hole, to hold the line. Arriving on 18 with a chance to build a two-stroke lead, he nearly drove the green and left with an easy birdie.
The longer this goes on, the more endearing it becomes. But, as a result, the more it hurts when it keeps happening. If that’s the feeling on the outside, it’s hard to imagine what’s happening inside.
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