McIlroy Opens PGA With 74 as Driving Woes Trigger 4 Straight Bogeys

13 articles · Updated · ESPN · May 14

Rory McIlroy opened the PGA Championship with a 4-over 74 at Aronimink, closing with four straight bogeys for the first such finish of his major-championship career.
Nine missed fairways in 14 tries drove the damage, including six misses on his second nine, as McIlroy said his driver has been erratic all year.
The five-time major winner said wind and harsher-than-expected penalties for missing fairways made Aronimink tougher than he anticipated after earlier suggesting he could hit driver on nearly every hole.
McIlroy still leads the PGA Tour in strokes gained off the tee this season, but he ranks 91st in driving accuracy through six events; he said a pinky-toe blister did not affect Thursday's round.

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