“It sounded like Sunday in terms of trying to win the golf tournament, so I just sort of had to take a step back and be like, Wow, I sorta mean a lot to these people,” McIlroy said. “And that felt really good. Selfishly, I said this afterward, that I would have loved to play in that atmosphere for two more days. It’s such a weird thing to say to think of a missed cut as being one of the best experiences you’ve ever had on a golf course.”
McIlroy said Irishman Shane Lowry texted him some words of encouragement after McIlroy missed the cut on Friday. After Lowry said “see you in Memphis,” McIlroy responded with, “Well I hope I don’t see you in Memphis because hopefully you are still drinking out of the Claret Jug.”
Turns out McIlroy wasn’t too far off. Lowry withdrew (without giving a reason) from the tournament on Tuesday.
“He’s gonna be a national hero for the rest of his life,” McIlroy said.
Entering the week at No. 3 in the #FedExCup, @McIlroyRory can move to the top with a win at the @WGCFedEx. https://t.co/I5hhkPNNt0
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 24, 2019
