RORY MCILROY’S BID to claim a second Major on the bounce got off to a pretty sluggish start at Sandwich today.
The 22-year-old hit a one-over 71 in the first round at Royal St George’s – putting him six shots off clubhouse leader Thomas Bjorn.
But where does that leave him with TV pundits who seem to – like with Andy Murray at Wimbledon – pull him a little closer, the better he’s playing?