McIlroy opens Masters with tepid effort
Rory McIlroy hits off the 12th tee during first round play of the 2019 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta April 11, 2019. ― Reuters pic
Sitting four back of the clubhouse leaders, a Green Jacket and the elusive slam are certainly not out of reach but the 29-year-old will have to fire up his game if he is to get back on track. Yet that was only the beginning of what would be a rollercoaster afternoon, swapping another bogey-birdie before making the turn where the ride got even wilder. A harrowing back nine began with back-to-back bogeys and ended in the same deflating fashion with the world number three dropping shots at 17 and 18, taking the glow off a sparkling stretch when he picked up three birdies over four holes from the 13th.
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