Tied for 105th at PGA, Rory McIlroy describes round in 4 letters
Tied for 105th after the first round of the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club, Rory McIlroy describes his day in four letters.
Rory McIlroy on Thursday at Aronimink Golf Club. Getty Images Rory McIlroy is 18 holes into his PGA Championship , and there are a handful of ways you could describe what went down in a four-over-74 round at Aronimink Golf Club that has him tied for 105th. Poor scoring?
There was that. Starting on No. 10, McIlroy played the back nine at even par, and he was even through 14 holes.
Then he bogeyed 6. Then he bogeyed 7. Then he bogeyed 8.
Then he bogeyed 9. According to stats guru and GOLF. com contributor Justin Ray , Thursday was McIlroy’s 990th PGA Tour round, including majors — and the six-time major winner had previously never made bogey or worse on each of his four closing holes.