Out of sorts McIlroy set to miss cut again

Rory McIlroy’s miserable run of form showed no sign of abating as he shot an opening-round 78 to finish six over par on the first day of the Memorial Tournament in Ohio.

The Irishman missed the cut at the BMW PGA Championship last week, admitting he had been put off by poor weather at Wentworth.

This week’s tournament in Dublin offered McIlroy the chance to put that behind him with the US Open only a fortnight away, but he failed to fire once again.