his injured right wrist felt better and he was simply glad for a few days off.
Though McIlroy's not heading home to Northern Ireland, he's off to Cincinnati.
"I hear it's nice up there this time of year," hewith a grin.Cincinnati is also site of tournament featuring McIlroy's friend, world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki. The two have been the subject of gossip since they were photographed together a month ago.McIlroy, though, quickly turned the conversation back toperformance.
It was certainly
a struggle, he said, since injuring his right wrist on an ill-considered shot, the ball up against a tree root.
I basically played 70 holes of this tournament not at 100 percent, so it's always going to be tough,The wrist has felt better each day. Hethe swelling has gone done although his muscle remains sore. "Just a little bit of rest should be it,McIlroyMcIlroy, 22, was proud of his drama-filled major season - the Masters final-round collapse followed by the U.S. Open runaway at Congressional. He tied for 25th at the British Open."Led by four going into the Masters, led by eight going into the U.S. Open, so there's been huge positives to take out of the majors thisyear,""It's nice to get one under my belt early and focus on getting more."
Rickie Fowler played in all four majors for the first time in his young professional career. And despite only seriously contending in the British Open this season, believes he's learned a few things that will move him up the leaderboard in 2012.
Fowler closed the
Championship on Sunday with a 68, leaving him51st at 6-over par. He was 38th at the Masters, missed the cut at the U.S. Open before his fifth-place finish at Royal St. George's last month
Definitely learned a bit," Fowler "Played good in a couple of Open championships overseas and look forward to getting into some more of those and getting some better finishes than the other majors.Fowler hoped that would be this week at Atlanta Athletic Club, instead an opening 74 and a third-round 75 took him out of the mix. Fowler didn't want his major farewell to be another sky-high performance.Fowler made consecutive bogeys on the second and third holes that took him to 10-over par when things turned."I really didn't want to finish double digits over parSo I had something to shoot for."
Fowler got on a run of five birdies over his next 13 holes to move up before a bogey on the last hole - he put his drive in the water on the 18th - ended things.
Phil Mickelson never got the stellar round he expected to have at Atlanta Athletic Club.
Mickelson wrapped
Championship with a 70 to finish at even par.I felt like I was one good round away, 4- or 5-under par the first three days of getting in it, but just wasn't able to do it," he"I just really struggled making birdies here."
Mickelson thought he might have a Sunday run after reaching 2-under heading to the back nine. But then came a bogey at 10 and a par on the 551-yard 12th hole to take away the momentum.
"I was thinking eagle on 12 and didn't get it done,"
"I certainly thought there was an opportunity here."Mickelson ended his major season with a top-20 performance. He was 27th in defense of his Masters title, then was a nonfactor at the U.S. Open. He was in the lead at the British before falling back to second behind Darren Clarke.Australia's Robert Allenby knows he helped himself in his try for the President's Cup international team with a final-round 68 at theChampionship. He also knows he could've done much, much more.
Allenby came into Atlanta Athletic Club 13th in the international points standings. The top 10 automatically qualify for November's matches at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia. Captain Greg Norman adds two additional selections.
"I'm trying my hardest," Allenby
Greg knows that I'll do as good as I can do at the moment to try and get there."
Allenby was on the way to perhaps a top 15finish, standing2-under through 13 holes Sunday and staring down a makable birdie putt on No. 14. That's when things changed.
Though McIlroy's not heading home to Northern Ireland, he's off to Cincinnati.
"I hear it's nice up there this time of year," hewith a grin.Cincinnati is also site of tournament featuring McIlroy's friend, world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki. The two have been the subject of gossip since they were photographed together a month ago.McIlroy, though, quickly turned the conversation back toperformance.
It was certainly
a struggle, he said, since injuring his right wrist on an ill-considered shot, the ball up against a tree root.
I basically played 70 holes of this tournament not at 100 percent, so it's always going to be tough,The wrist has felt better each day. Hethe swelling has gone done although his muscle remains sore. "Just a little bit of rest should be it,McIlroyMcIlroy, 22, was proud of his drama-filled major season - the Masters final-round collapse followed by the U.S. Open runaway at Congressional. He tied for 25th at the British Open."Led by four going into the Masters, led by eight going into the U.S. Open, so there's been huge positives to take out of the majors thisyear,""It's nice to get one under my belt early and focus on getting more."
Rickie Fowler played in all four majors for the first time in his young professional career. And despite only seriously contending in the British Open this season, believes he's learned a few things that will move him up the leaderboard in 2012.
Fowler closed the
Championship on Sunday with a 68, leaving him51st at 6-over par. He was 38th at the Masters, missed the cut at the U.S. Open before his fifth-place finish at Royal St. George's last month
Definitely learned a bit," Fowler "Played good in a couple of Open championships overseas and look forward to getting into some more of those and getting some better finishes than the other majors.Fowler hoped that would be this week at Atlanta Athletic Club, instead an opening 74 and a third-round 75 took him out of the mix. Fowler didn't want his major farewell to be another sky-high performance.Fowler made consecutive bogeys on the second and third holes that took him to 10-over par when things turned."I really didn't want to finish double digits over parSo I had something to shoot for."
Fowler got on a run of five birdies over his next 13 holes to move up before a bogey on the last hole - he put his drive in the water on the 18th - ended things.
Phil Mickelson never got the stellar round he expected to have at Atlanta Athletic Club.
Mickelson wrapped
Championship with a 70 to finish at even par.I felt like I was one good round away, 4- or 5-under par the first three days of getting in it, but just wasn't able to do it," he"I just really struggled making birdies here."
Mickelson thought he might have a Sunday run after reaching 2-under heading to the back nine. But then came a bogey at 10 and a par on the 551-yard 12th hole to take away the momentum.
"I was thinking eagle on 12 and didn't get it done,"
"I certainly thought there was an opportunity here."Mickelson ended his major season with a top-20 performance. He was 27th in defense of his Masters title, then was a nonfactor at the U.S. Open. He was in the lead at the British before falling back to second behind Darren Clarke.Australia's Robert Allenby knows he helped himself in his try for the President's Cup international team with a final-round 68 at theChampionship. He also knows he could've done much, much more.
Allenby came into Atlanta Athletic Club 13th in the international points standings. The top 10 automatically qualify for November's matches at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia. Captain Greg Norman adds two additional selections.
"I'm trying my hardest," Allenby
Greg knows that I'll do as good as I can do at the moment to try and get there."
Allenby was on the way to perhaps a top 15finish, standing2-under through 13 holes Sunday and staring down a makable birdie putt on No. 14. That's when things changed.
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