Rory McIlroy overcomes club break to card 67 in ‘rollercoaster’ Wentworth start

“I don’t think it’s ever happened to me before,” McIlroy said of the bizarre incident.

DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD: Rory McIlroy carded an incident-packed opening 67 in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth (Zac Goodwin/PA)

Rory McIlroy overcame the shock of breaking a club midshot to card an opening 67 in the BMW PGA Championship.

In an incident-packed round at Wentworth, McIlroy also had to hit a putt left-handed, saw his tee shot on the 17th bounce out of the trees and then hit his approach to the 18th out of bounds.