Six years after his emotional missed cut at Royal Portrush, McIlroy stuck around for four days of heavy praise from the hometown crowd, which showered McIlroy all the way through his 10-under performance and T-7 finish.

Rory McIlroy isn’t spending the night before The Open’s final round at the practice range or obsessing over stats. Instead, the four-time major champion has a far more relaxed and unexpected approach to preparing for Sunday’s pressure. His plan? Dinner, sleep, and a little more of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.