Rory McIlroy had such a classy interview just moments after falling short in The Open

Rory McIlroy had a share of the lead heading into Sunday’s final round of the 150th Open Championship and just just about every fan on the legendary grounds of St. Andrews rooting for him to win his first major in eight years.

Cam Smith, however, didn’t care about any of that as he stormed back with six birdies on the back 9 and won his first major in stunning fashion.

McIlroy ended up finishing two strokes behind in third place after trying to hole out his second shot on 18, which would have forced a playoff.

McIlroy was all class just a few minutes later when he was interviewed on NBC:

That’s some really good stuff right there.

Twitter agreed.