SHANGHAI, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Rory McIlory's preparations for this week's WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai have been heavily disrupted by a bout of food poisoning which has kept the Northern Irishman from the course.
The world number three missed a promotional event on Tuesday and withdrew from Wednesday's pro-am competition after being unable to hit balls on the practice range.
"I'm not feeling great to be honest," McIlroy said. "I had something (to eat) a couple of nights ago and yesterday wasn't good at all.
"I thought I would be better this morning, but I had a piece of toast and a couple of bits of melon for breakfast and I came here and tried to hit some balls, but even just making a couple of swings my stomach was too sore.