Rory McIlroy says he is looking forward to climbing "another mountain" by winning an Open Championship on home soil after ending a frustrating US Open on a positive note.
The Northern Irishman has struggled since his career Grand Slam-clinching victory at the Masters in April, but carded an encouraging three-under 67 to close out his week at Oakmont on seven over.
The 36-year-old says he will play in next week's Travelers Championship before taking a couple of weeks off to "get myself in the right frame of mind" for July's Open Championship at Royal Portrush, where he missed the cut in 2019.
"I climbed my Everest in April, and I think after you do something like that, you've got to make your way back down, and you've got to look for another mountain to climb," said the world number two.
"An Open at Portrush is certainly one of those."
The five-time major champion added: "If I can't get motivated to get up for an Open Championship at home, then I don't know what can motivate me.
"I just need to get myself in the right frame of mind. I probably haven't been there the past few weeks.
"But getting home and having a couple weeks off, hopefully feeling refreshed and rejuvenated, will get me in the right place again."