Rory McIlroys forgettable US Open performance comes to quiet end: Won the battle over me

Rory McIlroy’s forgettable U.S.Open week ended rather quietly Sunday at Shinnecock as he finished his day some two hours before the leaders.He finished 6 over par, miles from contention, after a week in which he followed good stretches of play with too many bogeys to set himself back.“I think it won the battle over me at this point,’’ McIlroy said of Shinnecock.

“Looking back on the entire week, I’ll obviously rue the back nine [Saturday].I got myself to 2 under par for the tournament after nine and then the wheels came off and played a really bad back nine.“I sort of shot myself out of the tournament then.

Obviously, I was really disappointed coming away from the course last night.You try to come out here [Sunday] positive and you try to muster up the energy to put a good one in there, but a couple of bogeys on the front nine, I was just trying to race my way to the 18th green.’’McIlroy was even par entering the weekend and shot a pair of 73s when he needed better golf.McIlroy said his next move is preparing for the British Open.“I’ll be playing some links golf this week probably coming up,’’ he said.

“It’s my favorite time of the year to go back home and play, play the Open, and I get to spend a bit of time back there.“This [Shinnecock] was not too dissimilar to an Open Championship in terms of how the golf course started to play over the weekend, but a bit of links golf over the next couple weeks will be nice.’’Jackson Koivun and Ryder Cowan tied for the honor as low amateur for the week, finishing 5 over.Koivun shot a final-round 68 and Cowan a 73.

Miles Russell, the 17-year-old phenom, finished 7 over.“Shinnecock was so much fun this weekend,’’ Koivun said.“Just happy to walk away with a birdie on the last hole.

But just happy to be able to say I went out there and tried my hardest.’’Koivun is about to turn pro, saying, “Yeah, that’s a good way to go out.We’re on to the next leagues now.’’Asked if ...