Rory McIlroy was beaten to the Scottish Open title by Chris Gotterup, but the Northern Irishman showed his true colors with his reaction to coming up short

McIlroy said he could hear the excitement in the voices of friends talking about his Masters win. And there’s the anticipation of two weeks of a different brand of golf, the Scottish Open that starts Thursday and then the British Open at Royal Portrush in his native Northern Ireland.