NORTON, Mass. -- The bad news for Rory McIlroy happened early this week, as he played his first three holes of the Deutsche Bank Championship opening round in 4-over par. The good news is that he's bounced back in a big way, playing the next 51 holes in 13 under, including a third-round 5-under 66 on Sunday that moved him into contention for his first PGA Tour win of the season.
"The way I'm looking at it is how good a tournament would this be to win being 4 over through three," he said. "It's a great opportunity to do something that I've never done before.