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BMW PGA Championship: Rory McIlroy breaks membership in opening spherical of 67 to take a seat two off chief Matthew Baldwin at Wentworth
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BMW PGA Championship: Rory McIlroy breaks membership in opening spherical of 67 to take a seat two off chief Matthew Baldwin at Wentworth

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By Tycoon Herald 6 Min Read Published September 20, 2024
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Rory McIlroy overcame the shock of breaking a membership mid-shot to card a gap 67 within the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, trailing day one chief Matthew Baldwin by two strokes.

On the par-five twelfth, the top of McIlroy’s 9-iron indifferent from the shaft and flew down the green as he struck his second shot. However, regardless of the mishap, the Northern Irishman would card the sixth of his seven birdies moments later.

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BMW PGA Championship: Rory McIlroy breaks membership in opening spherical of 67 to take a seat two off chief Matthew Baldwin at Wentworth

The pinnacle of Rory McIlroy’s membership fell off on his shot on the twelfth gap on the BMW PGA Championship.

In an incident-packed first spherical, McIlroy had a run of 4 birdies in a row from holes three via six, putted left-handed at eight, noticed his tee shot at 17 bounce out of the bushes after which hit his method at 18 out of bounds.

His wayward second at 18 value the 2014 champion his second bogey of the day and, at 5 beneath par, leaves him two behind bogey-free Baldwin on the prime of the leaderboard.

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McIlroy is in a big grouping tied for fourth that features Robert MacIntyre and Shane Lowry, who additionally carded opening 67s.

Justin Rose is 2 pictures additional off the tempo at three beneath, as is fellow residence hope Tommy Fleetwood after a closing run of three birdies in his closing 4 holes. Defending champion Ryan Fox began with a one-under 71.

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'No idea where it went' | McIlroy bamboozled after losing club head

Rory McIlroy talks Sky Sports activities via his shot on the BMW PGA Championship the place he misplaced the top of his membership however nonetheless ended up making a birdie.

“I don’t think it’s ever happened to me before,” McIlroy stated of the weird incident on the twelfth gap which noticed the top of his membership come unfastened from the shaft.

“It was a bit of a weird feeling. I hit the ball and obviously you’re expecting the weight of the club to just pull through and there was nothing there.

“Fortunately the ball went the place I wished it to. It may have been rather a lot worse however, fortunately, I received it repaired and received it again on the sixteenth.”

McIlroy was playing four days after a runner-up finish at the Irish Open to Rasmus Hojgaard, who closed with three straight birdies to deny the local hero a first professional win on home soil.

“The great factor about disappointments is that you’ve got one thing on this subsequent week to maintain busy and hold your thoughts targeted on one thing else,” the 35-year-old stated.

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Rory McIlroy birdies BMW Championship

Rory McIlroy made a powerful begin to the BMW PGA Championship after birdieing 4 consecutive holes throughout his opening spherical at Wentworth.

“It was a bit of rollercoaster round but most of the incidents worked out in my favour so I’m happy about that.

“I might have taken 5 beneath at first of the day… general, it was a great spherical of golf, it may have been a bit of bit higher however a strong begin.”


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McIlroy’s closing bogey at 18 dropped him out of a share of the then-lead with Niklas Norgaard of Denmark, who’s tied for second with Belgium’s Thomas Detry on six beneath.

Norgaard, who claimed his first DP World Tour title with victory within the British Masters at The Belfry earlier this month, birdied 4 of his final eight holes for a gap 66.

Detry additionally loved a scorching streak down the stretch, birdieing every of the final three holes.

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