A shot so incredibly brilliant that it deserves its own plaque decided the tournament.
There’s now a memorial to Rory McIlroy’s flash of genius at The Renaissance Club in East Lothian, little over 200 yards from the green.
The Northern Irishman fired a two-iron against a strong wind to get within ten feet of the green after birdieing the difficult 17th hole, setting himself up for a putt that would win the championship.
It was a fitting coda to an epic struggle for supremacy between Robert MacIntyre, the home team favorite.
The next week at Hoylake, the race for the Claret Jug turned into a procession for Brian Harman, but until the very last putt, fans at the Scottish Open were gripped.
The co-sanctioned PGA Tour and DP World Tour event returns to North Berwick with a world-class field led by the reigning victor, Rory McIlroy.
Of course, McIlroy’s first-ever victory in Scotland is a far cry from his dejected appearance on a golf course nearly a month ago, when he was on the verge of winning the US Open until three bogeys in his final four holes caused him to extend his 10-year major drought and allow Bryson DeChambeau to take the lead.
