“It’s been an awesome week,” McIlroy said after shooting 2-under 69 to tie for seventh at the British Open.

Rory McIlroy’s third-round charge at the British Open was derailed in bizarre fashion on Saturday when he unwittingly performed a trick shot at the 11th hole.

McIlroy finished tied for seventh on 10-under par, and this year's Masters champion says Scheffler is setting the standard at the top of golf

Six years after his emotional missed cut at Royal Portrush, McIlroy stuck around for four days of heavy praise from the hometown crowd, which showered McIlroy all the way through his 10-under performance and T-7 finish.