Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 18, 2019 Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy reacts during the first round REUTERS/Ian Walton
ROYAL PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - Another poor start by Rory McIlroy at a major championship on Thursday hardly shocked some former players who used the words "choke" and "inexcusable" to describe the Northern Irishman's performance in the British Open first round on Thursday.
McIlroy's eight-over-par 79 included a quadruple-bogey at the first hole at Royal Portrush in McIlroy's home country.
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