With strong winds expected, it may well be a case of last man standing at the Newcastle links
If the appetiser was anything to judge by, with search parties required to find errant balls during the windswept pro-am, where gorse bushes acted like magnets, the main course itself will likely provide one of the most severe examinations of the season on the“Look, this is just a tough golf course. It’s a tough test and it will take a lot of good golf, a lot of patience, and a lot of holing a lot of putts for pars, and it will take a lot of good stuff, to do well this week.
As McIlroy put it, “It’s a bit of a double-edged sword. I get the buzz but I also feel the added pressure of trying to perform at home. It’s something I’ve honestly struggled with in the past. You know, the couple Irish Opens that I’ve played in Northern Ireland, the one Open Championship I played, hasn’t went so well. I usually just try to relax and go about my business as I would at any other time of the year ...
“At the top level of all sport, whether it’s football or golf or rugby, the margins are so, so fine, and this year, I’ve just been on the wrong side of those margins. Next year, I’m hopefully going to be on the right side,” he said. “I think the best golf courses I’ve sort of decided are the ones that provide you as many options as possible. I think there’s a lot of golf courses that we play on tour I don’t think really do that. I think you have to play quite a one-dimensional game. To have a golf course like this that provides so many options is a real treat,” said McIlroy.
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