McIlroy keeps focus and drives off with opening 68 in BMW

Crisis. What crisis? Rory McIlroy put his personal troubles aside and did exactly what he hoped to do, for the most part, in the wake of his split with fiancee Caroline Wozniacki, play good golf.

The 25-year-old world number 10, finally regaining his form after a year in the doldrums, had been unsure his bid to conquer Wentworth’s West Course would get his best attention.

He had kept his mobile phone off for the past few days and admitted to giving his laptop computer away in his effort to stay focused on his game and ignore the furore his decision to call off his wedding to the Danish tennis star had caused.