McIlroy crashes at Sawgrass

Rory McIlroy again crashed out of the Players Championship, golf’s richest event, at Sawgrass last night.

McIlroy, who two years ago revealed his dislike of the Pete Dye-designed layout, missed the halfway cut for the third successive time in the £5.8million tournament after a 76 left him four over.

The 23-year-old, expecting so much more of himself this time after being in a play-off at Quail Hollow last Sunday, started his round with a 17-foot birdie putt.