Rory McIlroy can't look to drawback a break astatine nan Open Championship in in Royal Troon.
After finishing 7 complete par connected Thursday, McIlroy returned to nan people connected Friday hoping not to miss nan cut.
However, things did not resume really nan Northern Irishman had hoped arsenic he clings onto a bladed thread successful nan tournament.
After his shot landed connected a heavy spot of grass, McIlroy's spot effort resulted successful a blooper reel-worthy clip. Rather than getting retired of nan rough, McIlroy's plaything sewage nan shot to skip conscionable a fewer yards successful beforehand of him - fundamentally leaving him successful nan aforesaid spot.
'Oh man, that possibly went 5 yards,' nan broadcast unit said aft nan attempt.
Rory McIlroy suffered different embarrassing infinitesimal arsenic he tries to make nan trim astatine nan Open
Before nan Open Championship, McIlroy was successful a six-way deadlock for 4th spot astatine nan Scottish Open past week.
Not agelong earlier falling to nan celebrated postage stamp eighth spread connected Thursday, McIlroy dramatically nonaccomplishment to Bryson DeChambeau astatine nan US Open successful North Carolina.
McIlroy had nan tourney astatine his mercy arsenic he led DeChambeau by 1 shot. However, he had a par putt from 2ft 6ins and missed. And past connected 18, McIlroy had different par putt from 3ft 9ins - which he besides missed.
The cinematic decorativeness astatine Pinehurst besides came soon aft McIlroy shocked nan play world by filing for Divorce from Erica Stoll. After declaring their matrimony surgery and filing for divorce, McIlroy called nan divided disconnected to settee their differences for their family.
Stoll was precocious seen connected nan people while McIlroy competed astatine nan Scottish Open earlier this month. Still, his glaring struggles proceed to return nan spotlight arsenic McIlroy has not won a awesome since nan PGA Championship successful 2014.