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Rory fires 74 at PGA, curses waywardness off tee
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- NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- After an opening round that lasted over five hours and ended with four straight bogeys, Rory Mc Ilroy had a succinct way of describing his performance Thursday at Aronimink Golf Club.
- "S---," Mc Ilroy said of his 4-over 74 after the first round of the PGA Championship.
- The five-time major winner and defending two-time Masters champion struggled off the tee Thursday, missing nine of 14 fairways -- including six of seven on his second nine holes.
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NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- After an opening round that lasted over five hours and ended with four straight bogeys, Rory Mc Ilroy had a succinct way of describing his performance Thursday at Aronimink Golf Club.
"S---," Mc Ilroy said of his 4-over 74 after the first round of the PGA Championship.
The five-time major winner and defending two-time Masters champion struggled off the tee Thursday, missing nine of 14 fairways -- including six of seven on his second nine holes. The four straight bogeys he made to finish his round marked the first time he has ever done that in a major championship.
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