After suffering a gut-wrenching collapse in Sunday’s final round of the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, four-time major champion Rory McIlroy said in a statement on X on Monday that he’ll take a few weeks off to “process everything and build myself back up.”
McIlroy was scheduled to play in this week’s Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut — the last signature event of the season. He indicated in the statement that he won’t play again until next month’s Genesis Scottish Open, which he won in 2023, and The Open at Royal Troon Golf Course in Scotland.
McIlroy, who was seeking to end a nearly 10-year drought without a major championship victory, had a 2-stroke lead with five holes to…
