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U.S. Open leader Rory McIlroy is cheered by the crowd as he makes his exit from the course, after finishing the up day on the 18th green during the second round of the 2011 U.S. Open Congressional, in Bethesda, Md., Friday, June 17, 2011, and the first day of competition. McIlroy finished 5-under par today and 11-under par for the tournament so far. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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U.S. Open leader Rory McIlroy reacts after finishing the up day on the 18th green during the second round of the 2011 U.S. Open Congressional, in Bethesda, Md., Friday, June 17, 2011, and the first day of competition. McIlroy finished 5-under par today and 11-under par for the tournament so far. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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U.S. Open leader Rory McIlroy chips onto the 18th green during the second round of the 2011 U.S. Open Congressional, in Bethesda, Md., Friday, June 17, 2011, and the first day of competition. McIlroy finished 5-under par today and 11-under par for the tournament so far. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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U.S. Open leader Rory McIlroy arrives to tee off at the first hole during the second round of the 2011 U.S. Open Congressional, in Bethesda, Md., Friday, June 17, 2011, and the first day of competition. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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U.S. Open leader Rory McIlroy watches the flight of his ball as he tees off at the first hole during the second round of the 2011 U.S. Open Congressional, in Bethesda, Md., Friday, June 17, 2011, and the first day of competition. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Rory McIlroy (left) shakes hands with playing partner Phil Mickelson (right) as they make their exit from the ninth green after a day on the links, on the fourth day of the 2011 U.S. Open Congressional, in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 16, 2011, and the first day of competition. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Tournament leader Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hands his putter to his caddie after sinking a birdie put during the first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 16, 2011. (Rod Lamkey, Jr./The Washington Times)
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Tournament leader Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits a tee shot on the 8th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 16, 2011. He finished with a 6-under 65. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Tournament leader Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, tees off on the par 3, 7th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 16, 2011. He finished with a 6-under 65. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, looks over his putt on the 11th green during the first round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, drops his ball on the first green during a practice round for the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament in Bethesda, Md., Tuesday, June 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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DREW ANGERER/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Rory McIlroy said there were lessons he took from his final-round 80 in the Masters after holding the 54-hole lead. "I think the more you get yourself into that position, the more you deal with it better," he said.
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This April 10, 2011, file photo shows Rory McIlroy wiping his forehead after his final round of the Masters golf tournament, in Augusta, Ga. With the Masters meltdown firmly behind him, a reinvigorated Rory McIlroy intends to adopt a bullish approach as he bids to win his first tournament in 2011. The 21-year-old Northern Irishman went into the final round at Augusta National last month with a four-stroke lead, but hopes of landing his first major were dashed after shooting an 8-over 80 in a dramatic collapse to drop to 15th. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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Golfers react as they watch tv at Rory McIlroy's home club of Holywood Golf Club, situated on the outskirts of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Sunday, April, 10, 2011, as he bogeys the first hole in the Masters Golf Championship in Augusta, Georgia. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Alvaro Quiros (left) of Spain and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland are tied for the lead after the first day of the Masters at Augusta National. They both shot 65s, with McIlroy playing early and Quiros playing in the final threesome.
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Alvaro Quiros (seen here) of Spain and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland are tied for the lead after the first day of the Masters at Augusta National. They both shot 65s, with McIlroy playing early and Quiros playing in the final threesome. (Associated Press)
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Rory McIlroy (seen here) of Northern Ireland is tied with Alvaro Quiros of Spain for the lead after the first day of the Masters at Augusta National. They both shot 65s, with McIlroy playing early and Quiros playing in the final threesome. (Associated Press)
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Rory McIlroy watches his tee shot on the 18th hole Thursday during the first round of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. (Associated Press)
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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, taps in a putt on the first hole during the third round of the Honda Classic golf tournament, Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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Britain's Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, right, is introduced to players from the European Ryder Cup team (left to right) Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood, Graeme McDowell, and Martin Kaymer by team captain Colin Montgomerie, 2nd right, at the at the Welcome to Wales 2010 Ryder Cup dinner at Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. The long-anticipated golf event tees off on Friday. (AP Photo / Heathcliff O'Malley, Pool)
