NAPA, Calif. – Rory McIlroy nearly got drilled by an incoming tee shot left of the 17th green Saturday.
“Would have put me out of my misery,” he said with a laugh.
It was a rare moment of excitement during an otherwise quiet round at Silverado. McIlroy shot a second consecutive 71 and, at 6-under 210, was outside the top 35 when he finished his round.
Much of the discussion after the round was about what happened on the 17th green, when Emiliano Grillo’s tee shot missed McIlroy’s head by a few inches.