At least Rory McIlroy can see the funny side of his missed putt at the Masters now.
The Northern Irishman spoke to the media in a shared press conference with close pal Shane Lowry ahead of the team-based Zurich Classic.
McIlroy poked fun at his missed putt in regulation at the MastersGettyMcIlroy and Lowry won last year’s edition of the tournament via a play-off against Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer.
It was a clutch putt from Lowry that sent the contest to a play-off last year, a feat perhaps a little surprising given the Irishman broke out a new putter in New Orelans.
“I certainly think it’s more fun to win as a team,” McIlroy said.
“It’s a shared experience. I think that’s a big part of it.
“But yeah, I think we can both look back to last year here … Shane used a new putter here last year for the first time. But he held that putt in regulation.”
Lowry then joked about how small the putt was as he recreated the distance with a hand gesture as if to say it wasn’t anything special.
It prompted a hilarious response from McIlroy.
“Hey, I’ve certainly missed shorter,” McIlroy said.
The 35-year-old added: “Just stuff like that. He (Lowry) was struggling with his putting, he came here with a new putter.
“He held a three-footer under pressure. That’s an important thing.
McIlroy and Lowry hope to win back-to-back Zurich Classic crownsGetty“Those little things can kick you on to the rest of the year.”
The laughter from McIlroy, Lowry and the gathered press was because the Northern Irishman missed a putt of a similar distance that would have won him the Masters in regulation.
McIlroy got himself just four feet away from the pin thanks to a delightful chip out of the bunker and onto the green on the par-four 18th.
However, McIlroy’s putt rolled agonisingly wide of the hole.
He made no mistake with the second putt, but it was only good enough for a bogey to force a play-off against Justin Rose.
Despite the nerves, McIlroy showed a remarkable amount of poise to produce a par in the play-off to win the Masters as Rose mustered a bogey.
The Northern Irishman won his first Masters at the 17th attemptGettyMcIlroy’s play-off magic ended his lengthy wait for a maiden green jacket.
It also ensured the Northern Irishman joined an exclusive club of just six players to have completed the grand slam, a feat achieved when a player wins all four majors in golf.
The Zurich Open tees off on Thursday at TPC Louisiana.
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