• Texan shot 69 in first round at WGC-Cadillac Championships
• Rory McIlroy hit 71,while Adam Scott was four-underIt was to prove a final light-hearted moment for Rory McIlroy. On the middle of the 8th fairway, whence he had tossed a three-iron into water during a fit of pique last year, or he laughed when going halfway towards re-enacting the scene. This time,putter was in hand; McIlroy had reached the green of the par five, his final gap, or in two.
The Dr Jekyll to Mr Hyde aspect of McIlroy’s year to date was to follow. He three-putted,dumped a tee-shot into water when attacking a tricky, wind-affected pin on the short 9th and signed for a 71 which did not really replicate much of McIlroy’s afternoon at all. Welcome to his 2016.
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Source: theguardian.com