'I don't care' - McIlroy on his lasting legacy ahead of the Open

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Jul 14, 2026
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Your clip went viral from the Scottish Open of shouting,
I'm so you're so bad at golf to yourself.
And I know you've been working very hard on the range this week.
Just how happy are you since saying that to yourself on Sunday?
Depends what hour of the day you get me, I think.
Yeah, I it's fine.
I felt really good the first two days.
In Scotland, a man felt like my game just sort of deteriorated as the week went on.
Even though I shot a good score on Sunday, it didn't feel very good.
So yeah, I've done a good bit of work the last couple of days.
Just again, talking about getting the track run out, seeing what my numbers are.
And just trying to match up the feels of my swing with what I'm seeing.
So yeah, I mean, I've also like I played 30 holes on Sunday.
I felt a little bit tired yesterday, so I didn't make it on the course.
But that allowed me a bit more time to hit some balls.
And dig into the swing a little bit.
But felt good on the range, felt good out on the course today.
So definitely trending in the right direction.
No, I don't really care.
You know, I would like to think that the people that love and care about me
think a certain way of me.
But yeah, I'll be long gone.
I'll be dead.
I don't think I'll be seeing what people say about me.
I'll be six feet under.
I don't think I'll be a ghost.
I don't think I'll be, you know, like...
Yeah, I don't care.
I wouldn't say...
Look, we've had gambling over here for forever.
And I would say the crowd behavior has been pretty good for the most part.
Obviously, it's a newer thing in the United States.
And yeah, you could see how people that have a bet could...
You know, it's a very easy game to influence.
You know, the crowd aren't far away from you.
You know, I feel like certain things have happened to me over the years
where it's definitely been because of that.
But it's very rare, I would say.
But it's certainly...
It's a thing that we've definitely talked about
when I was on the board of the PGA Tour, on the pack.
Like, whenever gambling or sports betting in the United States
was coming into golf in a big way,
it was something that we definitely talked about.
And how do we place it?
And how do we make sure that the integrity of the competition
isn't jeopardized by, you know, letting this stuff happen?
But I feel like it's placed pretty well.
You know, you're going to...
Like, in every crowd of thousands of people,
you're going to have your few bad eggs here and there.
But for the most part, I think golf crowds are pretty respectful.
