How does Rory McIlroy come back from an opening-round 3-over 75 where his swing flailed shots wild both ways? Easy, approach it like a puzzle that needs to be solved.
The week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational opened for McIlroy at the first hole of Bay Hill Club & Lodge with a drive left out of bounds – a shock to the system that forced a double bogey out of the gate. It got better after that, but not much. More left misses followed and the Northern Irishman overcompensated and began sniping his shots right.
He hit just four fairways and eight greens on Thursday, as he left the opening round in a tie for 108th.