BMW PGA Championship - Virginia Water, Surrey, England - 22/5/15. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy plays his second shot on the 3rd during the second round Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers
NEWCASTLE, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - World number one Rory McIlroy wasted little time after missing the cut for a third straight year at the Irish Open as he headed straight for his parents' Belfast home on Friday.
The four-times major winner gained some comfort by shooting a second round level-par 71 but the damage was done a day earlier when he ballooned to an 80 on the windswept and rain-lashed Royal County Down course.
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