The aim of every golfer at any tournament is to emerge victorious at the end. But not every golfer is able to do so, as only one is able to do so after four days of rigorous golf. Every golfer wants to win at their country’s national open; after all, the win will be even more special at the home course with fans backing the winner up.

But it isn’t as easy as it sounds, says Rory McIlroy. Though the golfer won the Irish Open beautifully in 2016, he recently opened up about the hardships of winning on home soil, despite the numerous factors working in his favor.

Rory McIlroy opens up about the difficulty of winning on home soil 

McIlroy’s third day at The K Club was nothing less than spectacular. He shot an insane 6-under 66 on Saturday and now sits just 2 shots shy of Germany’s Hurly Long. The world’s number 2 golfer is at T3 with an overall score of 11 under. With his beautiful leader going in on Sunday, the chances of McIlroy winning are spectacularly high, but he thinks otherwise.

During the post-round media conference, an interviewer questioned him about his 2016 victory and asked him how much he could lean on the $6 million event. The golfer simply said, “It’s hard to try to win your own National Open and try to get over the line.”

The former World No. 1 reiterated that winning on home soil is hard, despite having tremendous fan support. He said, “It’s hard. It’s hard to do.” Reminiscing his iconic 2016 victory, the golfer said that he was “fortunate enough to do it a few years ago,” and those memories will always be nice.

The 4X major champion opened up about how the fans’ support and cheers will be useful to him: “Having the support of the crowd out there as well is going to be incredibly helpful tomorrow.” The golfer said that with his lead, Sunday will be an “exciting final day.”

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McIlroy opened up about getting better and working on his skills for the upcoming Ryder Cup. But it seems that he made the preparations early, as his game got progressively better during the three days of the Irish Open.

McIlroy opened up about working on his form 

Right before the Tour Championship, McIlroy hurt his back and was in tremendous discomfort on the course. So much so that it even raised questions about her withdrawing from the championship, but the golfer persevered through. At the Irish Open, the golfer faced less discomfort and pain, as his back has now been healing.

He made a revelation about his form at the event and said that he had been working on his form as he had been pretty “out of rhythm”. He said that in order to do so, he has to trust his skills, his swing, and his game. The 4X major champion said that he is aware of his shortcomings and is working hard on them to throw them in the backseat.

Tune in to find out if Rory McIlroy is able to make full use of his lead and win the Horizon English Open.

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