Rory McIlroy struggled on the greens throughout the entirety of the Genesis Scottish Open, but still managed to tie for fourth. He finished four back of Robert MacIntyre, the Scotsman he bested in this event last year, even though his putter let him down for most of the week.
Like McIlroy a year ago, MacIntyre birdied the 18th hole to win by one.
But the Northern Irishman could not muster a Sunday charge this time around, mainly because he could not garner any momentum with his flat stick. He ranked 63rd among the 74 players who made the cut in strokes gained putting, losing 1.493 strokes to the field.
→ Continue reading at SB Nation
