Opening day woes again for McIlroy at Sawgrass

DOUBLE BOGEY: Double bogey at the 10th hole for tee off sets Rory McIlroy off on the wrong foot. Pic: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

For all the good things Rory McIlroy has done on behalf of the PGA Tour, the least they could do is let him start the Players Championship on the first hole from now on.

For the third consecutive Players since McIlroy won the flagship event in 2019, McIlroy has opened his first round at TPC Sawgrass on the Stadium Course’s tricky par-4 10th hole. For the third consecutive year, it didn’t go well.