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Reflecting on his season, Rory McIlroy says he should have won his fifth major title this year and loss at Pinehurst ‘stings’

Rory McIlroy is in Dubai this week for the DP World Tour Championship, seeking his third straight Race to Dubai — the DP World Tour equivalent of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup — title and sixth overall. Despite another strong season from the world No. 3…

RoryMcIlroyreactsafteramissedputtontheeighteenthgreenduringthefinalroundoftheU.S.Opengolftournament.MandatoryCredit:JohnDavidMercer-USATODAYSportsRoryMcIlroyisinDubaithisweekfortheDPWorldTourChampionship,seekinghisthirdstraightRacetoDubai—theDPWorldTourequivalentofthePGATour’sFedExCup—titleandsixthoverall. DespiteanotherstrongseasonfromtheworldNo.3thatincludedhis25thand26thPGATourwins—ZurichClassicandWellsFargoChampionship—McIlroyanswered“B”whenaskedwhathe’dgradehisseason. “Itwouldbeapass,itwouldn’tbeapasswithflyingcolors,”hesaidwithaslightchuckle.“But,um,probablyaB.” Theoneglaringstainwasyetanotherclosecallatamajorchampionship,thistimeatPinehurstNo.2attheU.S.Open.McIlroycontrolledthetournamentonthebacknin