LOS ANGELES — The questions keep piling up for Rory McIlroy.
Now at the top of the list: What happened when you whiffed on the chip shot in the rough just off the 18th green on Thursday?
Mum’s the word for McIlroy, the 34-year-old Northern Irishman with four major championships.
It’s unclear if or when answers are coming. McIlroy declined interview requests made through the United States Golf Association Thursday after his 5-under 65 in the first round of the U.S. Open at The Los Angeles Country Club.
What was it like playing with Brooks Koepka, one of the most prominent players of LIV Golf, which McIlroy said he hates?
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How did he feel when he shook Koepka’s hand after the round?
The duel between McIlroy and Koepka was largely a dud with Koepka bogeying the first hole and never getting back to par.
McIlroy, by contrast, made five birdies on the front nine and added another before the shocker at 18. He saved bogey with a 15-foot putt, but his chip shot blunder conjured up images of retired New York Giants punter Sean Landeta.
On Jan. 5, 1986, when the Giants played the Chicago Bears in a playoff game on a gusty day, Landeta essentially missed the football on an attempted punt.
The duel between McIlroy and Koepka was largely a dud with Koepka bogeying the first hole and never getting back to par.
McIlroy, by contrast, made five birdies on the front nine and added another before the shocker at 18. He saved bogey with a 15-foot putt, but his chip shot blunder conjured up images of retired New York Giants punter Sean Landeta.
On Jan. 5, 1986, when the Giants played the Chicago Bears in a playoff game on a gusty day, Landeta essentially missed the football on an attempted punt.
