McIlroy, 31, a four-time major winner, can complete a career Grand Slam with a Masters triumph, but he has been working on his swing and struggling to find consistency.
Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy struck his father Gerry with a wayward shot in Thursday’s opening round of the Masters on the way to his worst start at Augusta National, a four-over par 76.
McIlroy, 31, a four-time major winner, can complete a career Grand Slam with a Masters triumph, but he has been working on his swing and struggling to find consistency.
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Summing up his issues was his second shot at the par-4 seventh hole, with McIlroy slightly behind a tree to the left and coming off back-to-back bogeys.
Trying to bend his approach around a tree, McIlroy instead sliced the ball well right, the errant ball striking his father on the back of a leg as he was walking to the green.
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