McIlroy gets over putting problems to advance

Rory McIlroy shrugged off some putting problems to cruise into the last 16 of the Radisson-SAS West of Ireland Championship at Rosses Point.

Sun, 08 Apr, 2007 - 20:04

Rory McIlroy shrugged off some putting problems to cruise into the last 16 of the Radisson-SAS West of Ireland Championship at Rosses Point.

The 17-year-old Holywood hotshot was five under par as he beat Portmarnock's David Kelleher by 2 and 1 in the first round.

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Courts Golf Heathrow Place: Rosses Point Place: UK Place: Co Louth Place: Galway Place: Dunmurry Place: Co Sligo Place: Moyola Park Place: Petersfield, UK Place: Strandhill Place: Dublin Place: Ardglass Place: Strabane Place: Banbridge Place: Elm Park Place: Mullingar Place: Belvoir Park Place: Limerick Place: Newlands Place: Ballymena Place: Clontarf Place: Sutton Place: Lockerbie, UK Place: L’town Place: Esker Hills Place: Sudbury, UK Place: Rathmore Place: North Middlesex, UK Person: McIlroy Person: Rory McIlroy Person: Holywood Person: David Kelleher Person: Eddie McCormack Person: Neil Manchip Person: Neil Person: Rory Leonard Person: Shane Lowry Person: Michael Lavelle Person: Simon Ward Person: Harry Diamond Person: W McCulley Person: Donaghadee Person: G Hall Person: J Hurst Person: Shaw Hill Person: D Coyle Person: Scully Person: D Crowe Person: S Grant Person: Birr Person: N Gorey Person: Lee Valley Person: G McDermott Person: M Hammond Person: Saxel Person: R McNamara Person: T McGowan Person: L Lennox Person: Vaughan Person: P Cutler Person: J P Hughes Person: B Walton Person: E Kennedy Person: C Doran Person: T Walsh Person: K O’Neill Person: R Leonard Person: E McCormack Person: G O’Flaherty Person: Kelleher Person: S Ward Person: H Diamond Person: D Lernihan Person: Morgan Person: B Cashman Person: Kilpatrick Person: Coyne Person: Tuam Person: Curley Person: P Connolly Person: J Moore Person: S Lowry Person: M Lavelle Person: N Grant Person: J Lyons Person: R McCarthy Person: E O’Sullivan Person: P Murray Person: R Boal Person: Scrabo Person: C Hughes Person: Delgany Person: A Dunbar Person: A Hogan Person: Coyle Person: E Saxel Person: Cutler Person: R McIlroy Person: Cashman Person: R Kilpatrick Person: Murray Person: Dunbar Person: D Downie Event: Radisson-SAS West of Ireland Championship Event: SAS West of Ireland Amateur Open Championship Organisation: Galway Organisation: West of Ireland Organisation: K Club Organisation: Radisson-Organisation: UCD Organisation: Royal Portrush

<p>Rory McIlroy reacts after missing a putt on the 7th green during the third round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)</p>

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