McIlroy settles for 1-under at Wentworth
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British fans, starved of top-notch golf for seven months, turned out in their droves for the BMW PGA Championship first round yesterday and the main attraction was world No. 1 Rory McIlroy.
The Florida-based Northern Irishman, back on home soil for the first time since October, was less than satisfied with an opening one-under-par 71 and showed his displeasure with the occasional flash of indiscipline.
Defending champion McIlroy tossed his club across the fairway in frustration after playing an errant second at the par-five 17th.
“I felt myself getting a bit angry out there which I haven’t been doing the last few weeks,” he told reporters at the European Tour’s flagship event.
“I just need to stay in control of my emotions because I feel like... if I’m a little tired or a little fatigued mentally I’ll start to be hard on myself.
“I feel like my patience was sort of wearing thin out there today so I just need to try and stay a little bit more patient.”
McIlroy, who lost his cool when he hurled a club into a water hazard at the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Florida in March, is playing in his fourth tournament in a row this week, an untypically busy schedule for the 26-year-old. The four-time major winner had to settle for an opening bogey after missing the green with his approach.
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