TROON, Scotland—Rory McIlroy had plenty of time to accept that a 10th straight year would pass without him winning a major. He now has to wait 265 days for the next one, when he hears the starter at Augusta National say, “Fore, please. Rory McIlroy driving.”
The realization came on the fourth hole of the second round. He needed a good start to make the cut, and maybe get back in the British Open. What he got was a triple bogey.
