GENESIS SCOTTISH OPEN

July 13, 2025

Rory McIlroy

The Renaissance Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Closing 68 to come just short but it was clear coming down the stretch Chris wasn't going away. Did you feel like you had to press a little coming down the stretch?

RORY McILROY: It was sort of hard to. The conditions, you know, it was pretty windy. It has ward to get the ball super close. I gave myself plenty of chances coming down the stretch.

The putter, not that I felt like I hit good putts but I feel like the greens deteriorated as the week went on and just got a little bumpy. I had some putts and some looks that felt like I hit good putts that just didn't go in, whether they were mis-reads or poor speed here and there.

But yeah, Chris played a great round of golf. He was so solid. Made the bogey on 15 but bounced back with a really nice birdie on 16. Yeah, after he got a couple ahead, I just couldn't claw back.

Q. Not the outcome you wanted but how do you carry this momentum into next week?

RORY McILROY: It's been a great week. I'm really happy with where my game is; the way I played over the weekend; the shots that I hit, how I controlled my ball flight. It has been a great week. Missing the trophy, that's about it.

Q. What's the balance of frustration against pleased with the technical?

RORY McILROY: No frustration, really. I'm really happy with where everything is. Looking forward to getting to Portrush tonight and getting out on to the golf course early tomorrow and just turning my attention to that.

But I feel like I've gotten out of this week everything, really, that I wanted.

Q. Really solid few days and a solid few rounds. What's the positive take away going into this week?

RORY McILROY: I feel like my game got a little better each and every day. I controlled my ball flight, some of the iron shots I hit, especially today, sort of the 5-iron into 12 after Chris hit it in close. Getting stuck behind the tree on 11 and hitting a great third shot in there making par. Iron play was great. I feel like I did enough good things off the tee. Everything is in a really good spot and I'm happy with how my game progressed as the week went on.