Rory McIlroy addresses U.S. Open meltdown, caddie criticism

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Rory McIlroy shed light on a dark day Wednesday, more than three weeks removed from his collapse at the U.S. Open.

McIlroy bogeyed three of his final four holes, letting Bryson DeChambeau win with a par save at the 72nd hole at Pinehurst No. 2. The Northern Irishman missed two par putts from inside 5 feet at the 16th and 18th holes in North Carolina.

McIlroy left the course mi