Rory McIlroy’s nightmare
start at Hole 1
Par 4
6
8
421 yards
5
7
4
Out of bounds
Tee
2
1
3
1 McIlroy takes a two-iron off the tee but tugs it left and lands five feet out of bounds
2 Penalty stroke
3 Reloads, but his second attempt, again with an iron off the tee, finishes in the rough
4 Hits a shot from 155 yards into a bush to the left of the green and is forced to call an unplayable lie
5 Penalty stroke
6 Chips to eight feet
7 Misses with a putt which drifts to the right of the hole
8 Taps in the return putt for a quadruple-bogey eight
Rory McIlroy’s nightmare start at Hole 1
Par 4
421 yards
Out of bounds
6
5
4
1
8
3
2
7
Tee
1 McIlroy takes a two-iron off the tee but tugs it left and lands five feet out of bounds
2 Penalty stroke
3 Reloads, but his second attempt, again with an iron off the tee, finishes in the rough
4 Hits a shot from 155 yards into a bush to the left of the green and is forced to call an unplayable lie
5 Penalty stroke
6 Chips to eight feet
7 Misses with a putt which drifts to the right of the hole
8 Taps in the return putt for a quadruple-bogey eight