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Rory McIlroy produced a jaw-dropping flop shot as he moved to the top of the leaderboard at the Italian Open. The world No. 2 finished his final hole in near darkness, a number of players were not so fortunate and will need to return on Saturday to complete their second rounds, on a day when play was terribly slow in part due to the difficulty of the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club course.
Rory McIlroy blamed a late night for his slow start before living up to his billing as the pre-tournament favourite in the DS Automobiles Italian Open.
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Rory McIlroy’s first competitive round on next year’s Ryder Cup course was a success.
Shane Lowry has lashed out at the “absolutely disgusting” amounts of money being thrown at golfers, saying it is “going to p*** people off” who are average fans of the sport. The Irishman broke a three-year winless run when edging out Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm to claim the BMW PGA Championship title. Ad Lowry pocketed £1.175m for his Wentworth win, but said it was only after checking his phone that he was aware of his haul.
Shane Lowry believes the “disgusting” amounts of money in professional golf risks alienating fans and that he “never contemplated” joining LIV Golf as he feels it is bad for the game.
Rory McIlroy shrugged off a slow start and some wayward play with the driver to put himself in a nice position after the first round of the Italian Open. The world No. 2’s usually brilliant driving was wayward for the first half of his round, but he made an eagle from the fairway on his 12th hole and it sparked him to life.
Rory McIlroy carded an opening round of 67 for a share of the early clubhouse lead at the Italian Open.
Rory McIlroy had a tough start to the Italian Open, but sparked his round to life when holing out from the fairway for an eagle. On his first visit to a course that will host next year’s Ryder Cup, McIlroy did not have his A game as he struggled off the tee.