The morning after the night before.
There will be a number of regrets on Rory McIlroy's mind as he looks back on his disappointing US Open loss to Bryson DeChambeau.
McIlroy was in control of the tournament leading by two shots with five holes to play but three bogeys over the last four holes put paid to his chances.
The bogey on the last gave DeChambeau the chance to win his second US Open title and he did so, saving par with a wonderful up-and-down from the bunker.
He later called it the 'shot of his life.'
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As the post-mortem began for McIlroy on the other hand, the two missed putts from within four feet were inevitably pointed to, but the Sky Sports commentary team of Nick Faldo and Wayne Riley also picked up on some of his club choices on those closing holes.
Former Australian professional golfer 'Radar' Riley questioned Rory's decision to go with a seven iron on the Par Three fifteenth.
At 205 yards, the hole was playing the shortest it had all week but Rory over-shot the green and ended up making the first of three bogeys.
PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 16: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This image has been converted to black and white.) Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts after finishing the 18th hole during the final round of the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort on June 16, 2024 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Again on 18, the Sky Sports commentary team were left surprised by Rory's club-choice. This time he pulled a driver out for the tee-shot despite having played a three wood on the same hole in the three days previous.
Riley said that he 'thought this would be a three wood all day' before Rory even hit the shot while Faldo gasped at the decision.
Here was the Sky Sports' interaction prior to the tee-shot that went left and into the native rough.
Riley: He's aiming it down the left hand side, trying to slide it.
Faldo: (Groans)
Riley: On the breeze, you would think with this...This is a tough tee shot. I thought it would be three wood all day.
Faldo: Yeah
Riley: C'mon hit it on the middle of the fairway and it's all good.
Rich Beem: Yea I think thats what his goal is . He wanted to go out there and turn it loose and not have to fit anything out there.
Riley: (as drive lands in the scrub) But that's ... dangerous.
After the round, Faldo said that the two misses would 'haunt Rory for the rest of his life.'
“That’s going to haunt Rory for the rest of his life, those two misses," said the six time major champ.
McIlroy's caddie Harry Diamond has inevitably come into the firing line as caddies do when it comes to club choices.
Diamond, a lifelong friend, has been on the bag for McIlroy since 2017 but the pair have failed to win a major as a partnership.
Meanwhile, Bryson DeChambeau said that the victory was a 'dream come through.'
He said: "I don't know what to think. It fully hasn't sunk in yet. I just want everybody to enjoy it, as well. As much as it is heartbreaking for some people, it was heartbreak for me at the PGA. I really wanted this one.
"I was a little lucky. Rory didn't make a couple of putts that he could have coming in. I had an amazing up and down on the last. I don't know what else to say. It's a dream come true."
