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McIlroy Opens U.S. Open With 69 After 2018 Shinnecock Miss
Rory McIlroy shot a first-round 69 at Shinnecock Hills on Thursday. The score keeps him in contention eight years after missing the cut at the same course.
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Rory McIlroy posted a one-under-par 69 in windy conditions during the first round of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills on Thursday. The round places him among the leaders after an opening 80 at the same venue eight years earlier that caused him to miss the cut.
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McIlroy has made every cut at the U.S.
Open since that 2018 event, recording seven top-20 finishes that include two runner-up results. He said the earlier experience prompted adjustments to his preparation for major championships.
"It was a day to really just keep yourself in the tournament and not shoot yourself out of it, which is exactly what I did eight years ago here," McIlroy said Thursday. He recalled returning from Dubai at the end of 2018 and writing in a journal that he would focus on skills needed for the most difficult tests in golf.
McIlroy added that the work on ball flight, distance control, wedge play, short game, and putting has continued in recent years.
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