Rory McIlroy mourns the end of three more in Abu Dhabi and rules inconsistency | Golf News

“I don’t feel like I played well this week, I felt like I was in control of my game a bit. It was good to have a competitive week under my belt and see where my game and what do I need to do to keep improving ”

Rory McIlroy came up shortly again in Abu Dhabi

Rory McIlroy came back shortly in Abu Dhabi and felt that a lack of consistency throughout the week made Tyrrell Hatton ‘s job much easier.

McIlroy’s first start of the year started in an inspiring style as he opened with 64 to take the first round and, after an erratic second day, regained the top spot with a high-quality nine-goal back third visit 67.

But he couldn’t build on a good start to his final round, making birdies at two of the first three holes before a series of errors and Hatton’s brilliance came together to put the Englishman into a down-to-earth lead. range.

McIlroy dropped the case when he needed five straight hits to hit the green at the long eighth, and the 10th was a big reason as Hatton pulled a 35-foot putt for a birdie while ‘ in which McIlroy lined up an impossible opportunity for an eagle.

1:53

McIlroy will be working on being more consistent while reflecting on another near miss in Abu Dhabi, where he is now on top eight finishes in 11 years

Another error at 11 left McIlroy with too much ground to make up as Hatton traveled to a four-stroke win over a fast-finishing Jason Scrivener, with a birdie at 18 at least getting a finish. podium for Northern Irish – his eighth peak- three in 11 years in Abu Dhabi.

“I started off brilliantly with two birds in the first three, and then I felt like there were a few push ups that the wind had hit more than maybe the last two days,” said McIlroy, who is -now heading to California for the Farmers Open Insurance Tournament at Torrey Pines.

“A couple of bogs around the leg didn’t help, and I thought I was in a good position at 10 and Tyrrell was outside me, then he pushes for a birdie and I can’t mine. It was kind of a momentum keeper for him, then I moved on to the next thing and after that, it was hard to get back into it. “

McIlroy was happy with some elements of his game and was thankful to get some competitive golf in the locker room for the first time from the Masters, but he knows he has a lot to work on and advance ahead of a busy year for golf.

McIlroy finished six hits behind Tyrrell Hatton

“I don’t feel like I played well this week, I felt like I was in control of my game a bit,” he said. “It was great to have a competitive week under my belt and see where my game is and what I need to do to keep improving.

“I was thinking for most of the week, my game was short and my putting was good. I scratched well, and hit some really good handling shots, especially the last night coming down the last few holes.

“I thought there were parts of walks where I got the driver going, even the last few holes tonight where I got the driver going a bit. But still, there will be a few holes I have where it is like that and then there are very few holes where it gets away from me.

“So I need a little bit more consistency and being able to reproduce the good ones hole after hole and then day after day until you put four rounds together.”