CROMWELL Conn. — Rory McIlroy held the Travelers Championship's lead alone through 11 holes on Friday. Then, disaster struck.
On TPC River Highland's par-4 12th, the Northern Irishman pulled his tee shot out of bounds and then hit a provisional into the right rough. With 154 yards to the hole, his approach shot finished in the greenside bunker. He then hit his bunker shot over the green and would end up carding a quadruple bogey-8.
Another saga for McIlroy occurred on the par-4 15th. He sliced his drive to the spectators on the hill. After chipping out of the weeds, it looked like he would avoid another disaster with a clean 54-foot look to the hole.