Rory McIlroy felt he gave himself enough chances to keep pace with the leaders at the Irish Open, but late gusts were “hard to judge” in Round 3 despite sitting T4 entering the final round. #GolfChannel #IrishOpen #RoryMcIlroy
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Gusts were ‘hard to judge’ for Rory McIlroy in Round 3 of the 2025 Irish Open | Golf Channel
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WORLD’S NUMBER TWO, JUST COMPLETED HIS ROUND. LET’S HEAR HIS THOUGHTS IN THAT PERFORMANCE IN ROUND THREE. >> RORY, SECOND CONSECUTIVE BOGEY FREE ROUND, 68 TODAY. TRY TO GIVE US AN EVALUATION OF YOUR DAY OUT THERE. >> YEAH. AS I WAS WALKING OFF THE 18th GREEN, IT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST FRUSTRATING FOUR UNDER PAR ROUND OF GOLF I PLAYED IN A WHILE. HAD PLENTY OF CHANCES. IT GOT GUSTY AT THE END. I FELT LIKE I GAVE MYSELF A LOT OF CHANCES, HIT SOME GOOD PUTTS THAT DIDN’T GO IN. HAD A NICE ONE FOR THE DROP AT 14. BUT, YEAH, I FELT LIKE ALL DAY IS TRYING TO KEEP MYSELF CLOSISH TO THE LEAD. YEAH. SO I — I FEEL LIKE I COULD BE A COUPLE OF SHOTS BETTER. BUT OVERALL, YOU KNOW, STILL IN A DECENT POSITION GOING INTO TOMORROW. >> HOW DIFFICULT WAS THAT WIND? ESPECIALLY THE LAST TWO HOURS IT REALLY PICKED UP. EVERYONE IN THE BOX FELT LIKE YOU WERE SWINGING GREAT TODAY. >> FELT LIKE I HIT IT GOOD. I HIT IT GOOD OFF THE TEE AGAIN. YEAH, THE WIND CAUGHT ME OUT A COUPLE TIMES. WHEN EVER IT WAS — I THINK WHAT’S HARD AS WELL THE GREENS ARE SO SOFT, YOU’RE TRYING TO TAKE BALLS OUT OF THE AIR SO THEY DON’T SPIN AS MUCH. BUT IF IT’S DOWNWIND, YOU’RE NOT GETTING THE EFFECT OF THE PLAY SO YOU’RE PLAYING FOR WIND BUT IT’S NOT AFFECTING IT. SO IT WAS JUST HARD TO JUDGE A LITTLE BIT TODAY. AND I DID MY BEST. THE WIND CAUGHT ME OUT A COUPLE OF TIMES. YEAH, IF I CAN HIT IT THE SAME AGAIN, LIKE I’VE DONE THE LAST COUPLE DAYS, MAYBE SEE A COUPLE MORE PUTTS GO IN TOMORROW. HOPEFULLY I’LL BE RIGHT THERE. >> I ASKED YOU ABOUT THE CROWDS. I WAS OUT THERE ON THE 5th TEE TODAY THAT FELT LIKE A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP. HOW WAS IT FOR YOU OUT THERE? >> YEAH, IT WAS GREAT. I SAID NOW FOR THE THIRD DAY IN A ROERKS IT’S AN UNBELIEVABLE ATMOSPHERE TO PLAY IN. AND IT’S SUCH A PLEASURE. THEY’RE SO RESPECTFUL. THEY SUPPORTED ALFREDO OUT THERE A LOT AS WELL. HE HAD A GREAT ROUND OF GOLF. YEAH, IT WAS AMAZING. YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW IT’S A SELLOUT FOR THE WEEKEND. SO I’M EXPECTING MORE OF THE SAME TOMORROW, WHICH WILL BE GREAT. >> I KNOW YOU A FEW BACK WITH 18 TO PLAY. DO YOU FEEL YOU GOT A LOW ONE IN YOU TOMORROW? >> I DO, YEAH. JUST NEED TO SEE A COUPLE PUTTS DROP EARLY ON. I GAVE MYSELF CHANCES EARLY ON AND DIDN’T QUITE CONVERT. YEAH. IF I CAN GET OFF TO A FAST START TOMORROW, PUT A LITTLE
