Rory McIlroy believes he will bounce back quickly from his devastating US Open defeat
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RoryMcIlroyhasspokenforthefirsttimesincetheUSOpen(GettyImages)RoryMcIlroybelieveshewilllearnalotfromhisheartbreakinglossintheUSOpenatPinehurstandhasbackedhimselftobouncebackquickly.
“IdidthingsonthatSundaythatIhaven’tbeenabletodothelastcoupleofyears,tookcontrolofthegolftournament,heldputtswhenIneededto–well,mostly–madebirdiesandreallygotmyselfinthere.
“Itwasatoughday,itwasatoughfewdaysafterthatbutasyougetfurtherawayfromithappeningyoustarttoseethepositivesandallthegoodthingsyoudidthroughouttheweek.
“There’slearningsintheretoo.Icanvividlyrememberstartingtofeelalittleuncomfortablewaitingformysecondputton16andtheputtonthelastwasareallytrickyputtandIwasveryawareofwhereBrysonwasoffthetee.
“IknewIhadtohititreallysoft.Iftheonebackdidn’tmatter,Iwouldhavehititfirmer.
“KnowingthatBrysonhadhititleftoffthetee,Ijustsortofwantedtomakesurethatiftherewasstillachanceataplay-off,thatitwasatleastgoin
