Aug 7, 2014; Louisville, KY, USA; PGA golfer Rory McIlroy reacts to making a birdie putt on the 14th hole during the first round of the 2014 PGA Championship golf tournament at Valhalla Golf Club. Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
LOUISVILLE Kentucky (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy's opening round at the PGA Championship could have unravelled after he went double-bogey, bogey on his back nine but he used that lapse to spark a red-hot birdie blitz and surge into contention.
The British Open champion reeled off four successive birdies from the 12th, where he hit his approach to five feet, then picked up another shot at the last for a five-under-par 66.
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