Scottie Scheffler kills Rory McIlroy battle cry stone dead as world's best brutally underlines his brilliance
Supporters in Portrush turned the dial up to 11 to back McIlroy for his final round but the brilliance of the World No.1 soon told as he raced out to a three under start as he closes in on his fourth major.
McIlroy received a rock star ovation on the first tee in scenes akin to the reception players receive when starring in A-list team events such as the Ryder Cup. And the cries from the crowd continued onto the course but they had little effect on Scheffler who marched to the beat of his own tune.
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BBC's Jonathan Bradley is walking the course and he revealed the crowd's final forlorn attempt to put Scheffler off didn't work. He said: Not to say it was a Ryder Cup atmosphere earlier but there were certainly a good number of "let's go Rory" shouts as Scottie Scheffler walked up the fairways.
"Those have died off as that gap on the leaderboard grows between the world number one and the world number two."
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