WILMINGTON, Del. – Rory McIlroy was determined to look optimistically at his opening 68 at this BMW Championship.
Sailing along at 6 under Thursday at Wilmington Country Club, McIlroy tried to hit a soft, cutting 5-iron on the watery 15th hole but instead double-crossed it, yanking his shot left into the pond. After wedging onto the green, he three-putted from 25 feet for triple bogey. His momentum stalled, McIlroy made par on the last three holes to sit four shots off the lead.
So, what would linger this evening, he was asked: The stellar 17 holes he played, or the one swing he couldn’t quite execute?