The No. 3-ranked McIlroy was two strokes off the lead held by No. 363-ranked Matthew Baldwin in the flagship event on the European Tour, having bounced back well from the pain of being denied victory at his home Irish Open last week.

Rory McIlroy got his heart ripped out at the Irish Open on Sunday. On Thursday at the BMW PGA Championship, he got a clubhead ripped off. Not that it hurt the four-time major champ. McIlroy was on fire at Wentworth during the first round of the DP World Tour event when he arrived at the par-5 12th.

Rory McIlroy’s strong opening round of 67 belied what was an eventful Thursday at the BMW PGA Championship. Unable to take a stance near a hazard on the eighth green, he swatted a putt left-handed. Trying to take advantage of back-to-back par 5s to close,

Rory McIlroy once threw his 3-wood in frustration at the 2016 British Open at Royal Troon and broke it, and there was that time at the 2015 WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral when he angrily t

Rory McIlroy made a strong start to the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth despite a bizarre incident that saw him lose the clubhead of his iron when hitting an approach into the green at the par 5 12th hole.

Rory McIlroy has narrowly missed holing a shot at the BMW PGA Championship – despite the head of his golf club falling off. The Northern Ireland man (35) was seen in a clip of the incident examining the damage to his golf club after hitting the shot with a bemused look on his face.