Golf - 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. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers
NEWCASTLE, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - World number one Rory McIlroy faces missing the cut for a second week in succession after posting a nine-over-par 80 in the opening round at his home Irish Open on Thursday.
On a day of strong winds and intermittent showers, McIlroy hit nine bogeys and failed to record a single birdie in a nightmare round at the par 71 Royal County Down course.
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