Brad Faxon goes after (!) Rory McIlroy's critics: "It is beyond reproach"
Rory McIlroy's putting coach Brad Faxon addressed the Northern Irishman's critics after the 34-year-old endured another winless year at the majors.
Rory McIlroy's putting coach Brad Faxon has addressed the Northern Irishman's critics, saying it is 'beyond reproach' to question what drives him.
McIlroy, 34, is taking a break from the game after another exhausting - and winless - season in the majors.
The Ulsterman had a disastrous Masters when many predicted he would finally win the grand slam.
"It sucked. It sucked," McIlroy later said, breaking his silence weeks after another forgetful year at Augusta National, missing the cut in Georgia for only the second time in his career after rounds of 72 and 77.
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He dusted himself down and posted a T7 at the PGA Championship as Brooks Koepka put five on it before coming up agonisingly short once again at the U.S. Open.
"I would go through 100 Sundays like this to get my hands on another major championship," he told reporters at Los Angeles Country Club.
And Brian Harman was simply too good for everyone at Royal Liverpool.
Faxon has now fiercely defended McIlroy.
He told Golf Today:
He continued:
Faxon said McIlroy's second place score at LACC would have been enough to have won 'a lot of other US Opens'.
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