In a low-scoring opening round at the CJ Cup, Rory McIlroy was doing his best to keep pace with the front-runners.
McIlroy was 6 under par with two holes to play when he hit an errant 3-wood off the tee at the par-4 17th. From the native area, right of the fairway, McIlroy tried to play his next shot out but could only advance his ball 4 feet. He then took an unplayable – along with a penalty shot – and eventually carded a triple bogey.
“Yeah, it was really good apart from one bad swing,” McIlroy said.