Rory McIlroy abandons PGA Championship practice round due to toe injury

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland looks at his foot. Pic: Emilee Chinn/Getty Images

Rory McIlroy’s tilt at the year’s second major got off to an unsteady start on Tuesday afternoon after he abandoned his practice round at the PGA Championship feeling discomfort with a toe injury which he thought he’d cured with a DIY fix.

The Masters champion returned from a three-week break from the PGA Tour last week at Quail Hollow but was somewhat hobbled with an awkward blister on the little toe of his right foot.