Rory McIlroy came within a whisker of his second Genesis Scottish Open title, but ultimately finished two strokes behind a surprising winner.

Rory McIlroy couldn’t hide his disdain for the conditions at the Scottish Open. “The greens are so s–t,” McIlroy said Sunday on a hot mic as he missed a putt wide during his final round at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland.

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Masters champion Rory McIlroy took another step toward emerging out of the doldrums with two big shots at the end of his round Saturday that led to a 4-under 66 and gave him a share of the lead with Chris Gotterup in the Scottish Open.

Rory McIlroy didn’t win the Genesis Scottish Open, but he got everything he wanted out of his week at The Renaissance Club.

Gotterup finished two shots clear of McIlroy and Marco Penge to earn his second PGA Tour title and earn a major championship berth.

Rory McIlroy has won/lost the Scottish Open in dramatic style, having declared he felt he was as close to being back to his Masters-winning best as he has been since April

Rory McIlroy said that he hopes the Scottish Open win “sort of breaks the seal for me” heading into the British Open. PGA TOUR via Getty Images McIlroy finished at 15-under 265 and moved past ...

Moving Day at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, saw World No. 2 Rory McIlroy make a charge to the top of the leaderboard.

The reigning Masters champion, Rory McIlroy, cannot escape the trolls as his latest trim has them questioning who the barber was.

Wyndham Clark has received a ban that could see him miss out on competing at the U.S. Open after damaging several lockers at Oakmont Country Club last month