Michael Jordan was first to reach out to Rory McIlroy following his heartbreaking US Open defeat….
However, despite leading with five holes left to play, he made three bogeys on the final four and allowed DeChambeau to win.
McIlroy cut a devastated figure afterwards and went on to admit that it was the ‘toughest day of his career’ in an emotional statement.
And NBA royalty Jordan, widely considered the greatest player of all time and often referred to as ‘his airness’, was quick to message.
When asked by The Guardian if anyone ‘out of the ordinary’ spoke to him following his defeat, he said: “Rafa Nadal and Michael Jordan
Two of the most unbelievable competitors that have ever been in sport. MJ was maybe the first person to text me after I missed the putt on the 18th but both of them got in touch very, very quickly.
“They just told me to keep going. MJ reminded me of how many game-winning shots he missed. Really nice.”
Just a month on from defeat at the US Open, McIlroy has another chance to win a fifth major title at The Open, live on talkSPORT 2.
He is a frontrunner to claim victory at Royal Troon in Scotland this weekend after recently finishing T4 at the Scottish Open
