Maybe Rory McIlroy’s luck is changing. In his first round since losing the Irish Open in agonising scenes last Sunday, the world No 3 watched in disbelief as he hit an approach shot to seven feet - but only after the head of his nine-iron had flown off down the fairway.

After Day 1 at the BMW PGA Championship, let’s look at the Round 2 tee times as Rory McIlroy looks to avoid problems.

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 lost the club head on his 9-iron and then lost the lead by going out of bounds on the last hole in shooting an eventful 5-under 67 in the first round of the BMW PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy unintentionally accomplished something extremely rare on the golf course on Thursday: his 9-iron head broke off during a shot at the BMW PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy survived a "rollercoaster" day which included breaking a club mid-shot as England's Matthew Baldwin enjoyed a serene journey to the top of the leaderboard in the BMW PGA Championship.

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