Rory McIlroy produced a fine comeback this weekend as he finished top five at the Scottish Open on his return to golf.
McIlroy had taken a break from the game after his devastating US Open loss at the hands of Bryson DeChambeau.
McIlroy’s heart-breaking missed putts at Pinehurst have dominated headlines but produced the goods at The Renaissance Club in Scotland to finish just shy of winner, Robert MacIntyre.
Of course, the plan for McIlroy now is to go to Royal Troon and put himself in contention to win The Open.
With The Open being the final major of the year, it gives McIlroy the ideal chance to finish major season with one in the bag and at the same time, get that elusive fifth.
And discussing his multiple close calls through the years, McIlroy has now suggested that it’s high time he got a bit of luck along the way.
Rory McIlroy says he ‘deserves’ some good luck as he seeks major number five a Royal Troon
Speaking in an interview for The Guardian, McIlroy has revealed that he thinks that he’s now deserving of a touch of good fortune along the line.
“I did say this to my team a couple of days afterwards,” he says. “I have always said I don’t deserve anything from golf but after St Andrews, LA Country Club, Pinehurst I am finally getting to the point where I feel like I deserve something.
“That doesn’t mean to say I’ll get it. I always felt if you say you deserve something, it reeks of entitlement. Nobody is entitled to anything in this game or life in general. You have to earn everything.
“But I feel like I am in a great position to go and earn it.”
McIlroy will certainly head into Troon as one of the favourites to come out on top.
But with the likes of Scottie Scheffler making the trip, an in-form MacIntyre, and others like Collin Morikawa hitting form at the right time, a win will not be easy.
Maybe, then, McIlroy does indeed need that touch of luck to get things over the line.
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