Rory McIlroy sedang mencari kemenangan besar pertama dalam sembilan tahun di The Open; McIlroy mengklaim kemenangan dua pukulan dan Claret Jug terakhir kali diadakan di Royal Liverpool; Tonton langsung sepanjang minggu di Sky Sports Golf
Oleh Ali Stafford di Royal Liverpool
Terakhir Diperbarui: 17/07/23 17:44
Berbicara tentang rentang di Royal Liverpool, Rory McIlroy menyarankan fokusnya telah dialihkan untuk mempersiapkan The Open kurang dari 24 jam setelah memenangkan Scottish Open
Rory McIlroy telah membatalkan konferensi pers pra-turnamen di The 151st Open menjelang upayanya untuk meraih kemenangan besar kelima.
McIlroy, yang menghasilkan penyelesaian mendebarkan untuk memenangkan Genesis Scottish Open pada hari Minggu, telah dijadwalkan untuk berbicara kepada media pada pukul 9 pagi pada hari Selasa di Royal Liverpool.
Mantan petenis nomor satu dunia itu sekarang telah dihapus dari jadwal hari Selasa dan tampaknya akan melewatkan konferensi persnya untuk pertandingan besar kedua berturut-turut.
Lihat tembakan terbaik Rory McIlroy dari kemenangan Kejuaraan Terbuka 2014 di venue tahun ini, Royal Liverpool
Dalam sebuah pernyataan, R&A mengatakan: “Kami telah diberitahukan bahwa Rory McIlroy tidak akan lagi mengambil bagian dalam konferensi pers pratinjau.”
McIlroy memang berbicara kepada media penyiaran selama acara On the Range hari Senin, langsung di Sky Sportsdi mana pria asal Irlandia Utara itu mengatakan dia berharap untuk melanjutkan kemenangan Seri Rolex hari Minggu yang mengesankan.
“Bola menyerang dengan bijak, saya pikir saya memimpin lapangan dalam hal statistik dari tee ke green [at The Scottish Open], jadi itu sesuatu,” kata McIlroy. “Permainan besi yang hebat, permainan baji, mengendalikan penerbangan saya. Saya sangat senang, saya punya tujuan baru, tujuan baru dan Anda pergi lagi.
Sorotan dari babak final yang dramatis saat Rory McIlroy mengamankan kemenangan dramatis atas Robert MacIntyre di Scottish Open
“Jika saya mendapatkan diri saya ke posisi yang sama minggu ini, saya pasti akan memanfaatkan apa yang saya lakukan minggu lalu. Tapi saat ini dan bersiap untuk turnamen ini, semua itu harus diletakkan di backburner. Saya hanya harus fokus tentang bersiap-siap untuk tee off pada hari Kamis.”
McIlroy memenangkan The Open terakhir kali diadakan di Royal Liverpool pada tahun 2014, yang pertama dari gelar utama berturut-turut, dengan pemain berusia 34 tahun itu ingin memanfaatkan pengalaman dari kemenangan sebelumnya.
Juara utama empat kali Dame Laura Davies menantikan The Open di Royal Liverpool dan mendukung petenis nomor dua dunia Rory McIlroy untuk memenangkannya
“[Winning here] rasanya sudah lama sekali,” tambah McIlroy. “Anda mencoba menghidupkan kembali kenangan saat saya berkendara dari bandara tadi malam dan masuk ke Wirral.
“Saya belum pernah ke sini sejak 2014, jadi mencoba untuk mendapatkan kembali kenangan itu dan mencoba membiasakan diri dengan jangkauan dan klub, tee pertama dan segalanya. Senang bisa kembali ke mana pun Anda sukses, itu selalu perasaan yang menyenangkan.”
Faldo: McIlroy harus bersikap seperti juara bertahan
Sir Nick Faldo telah mendesak McIlroy untuk bertindak seolah-olah dia “memiliki cincin itu” saat dia berusaha untuk mengakhiri kekeringan besar yang berkepanjangan.
Petenis nomor dua dunia itu belum pernah memenangkan gelar utama sejak Kejuaraan PGA 2014, sebulan setelah kemenangannya di Royal Liverpool, dengan Faldo yakin McIlroy harus bersikap seolah-olah dia adalah juara bertahan minggu ini.
Penantian hampir berakhir untuk final putra utama tahun ini, dengan liputan sepanjang waktu dari The 151st Open di Royal Liverpool langsung dari 20-23 Juli di Sky Sports Golf
“Ya kenapa tidak?” kata Faldo. “Ini seperti mengatakan ‘Saya pemilik ring, Anda tidak akan menjatuhkan saya’. Saya merasa seperti itu ketika saya kembali ke Muirfield pada tahun 1992 setelah menang pada tahun 1987. Saya bermain dengan baik, saya adalah petenis nomor satu dunia, salah satunya.” favorit dan semua itu dan saya pikir ‘ya, ini tempat saya, saya akan mempertahankan kemenangan di Muirfield’.
“Dia pasti merasa baik kembali ke tempat yang pernah dia menangkan sebelumnya. Dia bermain bagus. Saya pikir hal yang paling penting adalah dia hanya ingin menjadi pegolf sekarang, beri saya sedikit ruang, biarkan saya bernafas, biarkan saya saja. pergi dan bermain.
“Dia adalah salah satu dari sedikit pemain top di dunia dan itu mungkin perasaan yang menyenangkan untuknya – dia tahu jika dia bermain sangat baik dia tahu nama yang harus dia kalahkan.
Aksi terbaik dari babak final The 150th Open Championship yang mendebarkan dari St Andrews, di mana Cameron Smith merebut gelar mayor perdananya
“Sembilan tahun adalah waktu yang lama, tidak banyak pemain yang menjalani sembilan tahun [between major wins] tapi dia sangat berbakat. Ini tidak seperti permainannya menurun. Jika dia dapat menemukan cara untuk hampir menekan tombol reset, dia masih dalam usia prima; dia baru saja menemukan sedikit kepercayaan dan tekad itu. Bisakah Anda menangkis orang lain?
“Anda punya waktu tiga hari bermain melawan diri sendiri sebelum Anda kemudian menghadapi orang-orang lain. Saya memiliki getaran yang bagus. Saya pikir dia bisa mengeluarkan yang lain. Saya pikir dia memiliki peluang yang sangat besar. “
Terbuka ke-151 berlangsung dari 20-23 Juli, dengan liputan eksklusif sepanjang minggu turnamen langsung di Sky Sports. Liputan langsung dari babak pembukaan dimulai pada Kamis 20 Juli mulai pukul 6.30 pagi Golf Olahraga Langit.
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