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Rory McIlroy hits shot to nowhere, still 4 under at BMW PGA Championship

Even the FedExCup champion gets stumped by golf every now and then.

Rory McIlroy started strong at the DP World Tour's BMW PGA Championship on Thursday, going 2 under through seven holes despite rainy conditions. Then came the par-4 eighth.

Lying 1, McIlroy's ball was buried in soggy, unforgiving Wentworth rough, so as a four-time major champion does, he took a full swing at it.

And it went nowhere.

The ball popped up a foot, hit more rough and, once again, fell into the tender loving arms of that dreadingly long English grass, seemingly hiding away from the dreary day.