It was an adventurous round but one that ended the way Rory McIlroy wanted as the No. 3 player in the world shot a 5-under 67 to get in the mix at the 2024 BMW PGA Championship in Surrey, England. McIlroy,

Rory McIlroy once threw his 3-wood in frustration at the 2016 British Open at Royal Troon and broke it, and there was that time at the 2015 WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral when he angrily threw his club in the lake on the eighth hole, but the club damage that happened on Thursday during the DP World Tour’s BMW Championship was not his fault.

Rory McIlroy’s weird year continued on Thursday in the first round of the DP World Tour’s 2024 BMW PGA Championship.

McIlroy had a crazy first round at the BMW PGA Championship as he had to get creative and worth through a broken club to contend.

After winning twice on the PGA Tour this season — at the RBC Canadian Open and Genesis Scottish Open — Scotland's Robert MacIntyre is back on the DP World Tour, playing in the BMW PGA Championship at the Wentworth Club.

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.

Hey, did you know Rory McIlroy can still hit incredible golf shots despite the fact that he broke an iron while hitting at

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