Tiger stars but Blue Monster swallows up McIlroy

Rory McIlroy’s nightmare season continued as Tiger Woods gave him a scoring lesson in the WGC-Cadillac Championship at a toothless Blue Monster.

The struggling world No 1 hit just three fairways as he crashed to a one over 73 on a day when more than half the field broke par and refused to speak to waiting reporters.

Stopping only for Sky Sports, McIlroy said: “It was a bit of a struggle to be honest. Hit some good shots, hit some not so good shots.