Maybe Rory McIlroy’s luck is changing. In his first round since losing the Irish Open in agonising scenes last Sunday, the world No 3 watched in disbelief as he hit an approach shot to seven feet - but only after the head of his nine-iron had flown off down the fairway.

Rory McIlroy is back in action at this week's BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, and he showed why he is one of the world's best players when using his imagination around the gren

Rory McIlroy’s weird year continued on Thursday in the first round of the DP World Tour’s 2024 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club in England. On the par-5 12th hole, McIlroy hit a bomb of a drive 332 yards down the fairway and had just 178 yards to the flagstick.

Rory McIlroy lost the club head on his 8-iron and then lost a chance to take the first-round lead by going out of bounds on the last hole in an eventful 5-under 67 ... The post McIlroy Loses Club Head And Lead In Eventful First-Round 67 At BMW PGA Championship first appeared on SwingU Clubhouse.

The No. 3-ranked McIlroy was two strokes off the lead held by No. 363-ranked Matthew Baldwin in the flagship event on the European Tour, having bounced back well from the pain of being denied victory at his home Irish Open last week.

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 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.

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.

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