Golf-Strong Memorial finish gives McIlroy a U.S. Open fillip

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World number three Rory McIlroy gave himself a timely boost for this month's U.S. Open by ending a week of superb putting and accurate driving with a four-under 68 in the final round of the Memorial tournament on Sunday. McIlroy completed his 18 holes before play was suspended at Muirfield Village due to the threat of lightning and said the only area of his game that still needed some work ahead of the June 16-19 U.S. Open at Oakmont was his mid-iron play. "I expect a little bit of a tougher test at Oakmont, I think, but I feel like my game's in good shape," the 27-year-old Northern Irishman told reporters after finishing in the upper reaches of the leaderboard with a 13-under total of 275.

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