Intro:

World number one Rory Mcilroy reacts after shooting even par in the third round of the US Open to remain at 4-over for the tournament.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English): Rory McIlroy, Even par for the day, 4-over for the tournament:

"Yeah, I am. I'm pleased with how I've kept it going. But the way I feel like I'm playing, it's a lot easier to do that than when you're not hitting fairways and not hitting greens. I'm hitting great shots and great drives and giving myself chances the whole time. So it's just hard to stay patient whenever I'm not holing anything. I feel mentally I've accepted most things this week, which is good"

SOUNDBITE (English): Rory McIlroy, Even par for the day, 4-over for the tournament:

"I missed seven good chances on the back nine -- or seven makeable putts, anyway. It was just nice to see one drop at the last there. Yeah, I feel like I turned a 65 into a 70 today. Just real disappointed."

SOUNDBITE (English): Rory McIlroy, Even par for the day, 4-over for the tournament:

(on weather or not he agrees with Henrik Stenson's assessment that the surface of the greens are like broccoli).

"I don't think they're as green as broccoli. I think they're more like cauliflower. Like, they are what they are, everyone has to putt on them. It's all mental. Some guys embrace it more than others, and that's really the way it is. It is disappointing that they're not in a bit better shape. But the newer greens like 7 and 13, they're perfect. They're just -- one grass, fescue, and the ball rolls really well on those. But it's just the ones where the poa has sort of crept in and the two grasses grow at different speeds and that's what gives it the bumpiness."