SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) -- Two holes into the final major of the year, Rory McIlroy was starting to lose patience.
He missed a 10-foot birdie putt on his opening hole at No. 10 on Thursday. He hit another beautiful approach into the 11th hole at Baltusrol, 10 feet below the hole, and missed that. Even after Phil Mickelson and Jason Day had left the green, McIlroy stayed behind, looking at the cup from a different direction.
It was a precursor for more misery with his putting at the PGA Championship.
When his opening round ended, McIlroy had 35 putts and no birdies.