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.
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Michael Hincks
Michael Hincks
