Rory McIlroy Scottish Open prize money as he shoots joint-best final round score
The Holywood man had just two bogeys during his fourth round, hitting eight birdies to finish on 12-under-par for the tournament
Rory McIlroy finished in a tie of seventh place at the Scottish Open after carding the joint-best final round score of 64 on Sunday.
The Holywood man had just two bogeys during his fourth round, hitting eight birdies to finish on 12-under-par for the tournament, five shots behind winner Tom Kim.
McIlroy's focus will now switch to The Open, which begins on Thursday at Royal Birkdale in Southport. The 37-year-old pocketed $270,675 for his efforts in Scotland, while winner Kim took home $1,575,000.
“It’s nice to sign this week off with a good score, but I know I need to do a bit of work between now and next Thursday to feel really comfortable with my game.
“I felt like I was pretty much in control of everything after the first two days. Then had a long day yesterday [Saturday] waiting around.
“I didn’t get off to the best of starts, then didn’t finish the third round off particularly well. I sort of pieced it together and realised what I was doing, tried to figure it out on the range before I went out for my final round.
“At least I know what I am doing. It’s a matter of sort of rectifying it. I don’t feel like it’s too far away. There’s definitely some positive signs.
“I know what the problem is and it’s just about fixing it. Obviously there was some good in there today, but there was some bad as well. So I am going to need to work a little bit over the next couple of days to be ready for Thursday.”
