US Open: Rory McIlroy regrets 'missed opportunity'

McIlroy followed a second-place finish at The Masters and an eighth-place finish at the PGA Championship to earn a share of fifth place at The Country Club,

his fourth consecutive top-10 finish at the US Open, and finish the week four shots behind Matt. Fitzpatrick

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Rory McIlroy believes his major drought is coming to an end after he had to settle for a top-five finish at the 122nd US Open.

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McIlroy went three shots back into the final day and got off to a dream start with an opening birdie on the hole, but mixed five birdies with four bogeys in a busy final round of 69.

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The Northern Irishman finished four shots back in the joint fifth as Matt Fitzpatrick secured his first major win. McIlroy was pleased with his performance.

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"I'll look at it as another missed opportunity, just like I did at Southern Hills, but missed opportunities are better than not playing at all," McIlroy said. "So that's a positive.

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. I've got to stay patient at the moment because if I stay in position sooner or later it's going to be my day and I'm going to get it."

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"It's not a win, it's not a bust. It's not like where I finished today was the same as not playing on the weekend. If I look back, I'll remember the fifth place I had in Brookline.

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