Rory McIlroy: 'Greens more like cauliflower'

Rory McIlroy has described the greens at Chambers Bay as "like cauliflower" after a third-round 70 left him four-over-par at the US Open.

The world number one needed 31 putts to hit level-par for the day, and jokingly followed up Henrik Stenson's likening of the greens to broccoli.

"I don't think they're as green as broccoli. I think they're more like cauliflower," said McIlroy, according to Sky Sports News.

"Whenever you start to miss a couple you start to get a little tentative. You start to doubt yourself. You start to doubt the greens a little bit."

McIlroy is eight shots behind Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson and Branden Grace, who all share the lead going into the final day.