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"Yesterday was a tough day, probably the
toughest I've had in my 17 years as a professional golfer," he
wrote in a social media post.
"As I reflect on my week, I'll rue a few things over the course
of the tournament, mostly the missed putts on 16 and 18 on the
final day," he added.
"But, as I always try to do, I'll look at the positives of the
week that far outweigh the negatives."
The moment DeChambeau's winning putt dropped in the cup, a
shell-shocked McIlroy stormed directly to his courtesy car and
left the site of the most agonising loss of his career and
fourth runner-up finish in a major.
Despite the gut-wrenching loss, McIlroy, who also finished one
stroke adrift of the winner at last year's U.S. Open, said he
feels closer than ever to ending a major drought that stretches
back to the PGA Championship in August 2014.
"The one word that I would describe my career as is
'resilient'," he said.
"I've shown my resilience over and over again in the last 17
years and I will again."
The four-time major winner was listed in the initial field for
this week's Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands but
said he would instead take a break.
"I'm going to take a few weeks away from the game to process
everything and build myself back up for my defense of the
Genesis Scottish Open and The Open and Royal Troon.
"See you in Scotland."
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto and Rory Carroll in
Indianapolis, editing by Ed Osmond and Pritha Sarkar) [© 2024 Thomson Reuters. All rights
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