Not that it hurt the four-time major champ. McIlroy was on fire at Wentworth during the first round of the DP World Tour event when he arrived at the par-5 12th. After a great drive, he took aim with an 8-iron. And then this happened:

Rory McIlroy lost the club head on his 9-iron and then lost the lead by going out of bounds on the last hole in shooting an eventful 5-under 67 in the first round of the BMW PGA Championship

Rory McIlroy survived a "rollercoaster" day which included breaking a club mid-shot as England's Matthew Baldwin enjoyed a serene journey to the top of the leaderboard in the BMW PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy unintentionally accomplished something extremely rare on the golf course on Thursday: his 9-iron head broke off during a shot at the BMW PGA Championship. McIlroy hit a monster second shot on the par-5 12th Hole at the Wentworth Club,

Rory McIlroy got off to a hot start at the 2024 BMW PGA Championship. The same can't be said for his 9-iron, which broke during a shot. The post ‘Very weird feeling’: Rory McIlroy explains shot you have to see to believe appeared first on Golf.