After being assured he could do no additional damage, Rory McIlroy played Friday in the second round of the PGA Championship with a heavily taped right wrist.
A day that began with howling rain and wind ended in bright sunshine, a turn of meteorological fortune that helped sort out a bunched-up field at the British Open.
Rory McIlroy showed his temperamental side after blowing an early lead and double-bogeying the 18th hole today at the Irish Open, telling a TV commentator to "shut up."
A really bad week for Rory McIlroy proved to be a really good week for learning a lot more about golf's hottest new star. The British Open opened a more illuminating window into his mind and game than victory in the US Open did, writes John Leicester of AP.
The strong wind blowing across Royal St. George's was just another sign that the moonscape masquerading as a golf course on the English coast would offer a vastly different test than the one solved so easily by Rory McIlroy at the US Open.
How many parents have bought golf clubs for their children in the wake of Rory McIlroy's win at the US Open?
Every time Rory McIlroy lined up a shot today, there was some sort of record on the line, some kind of history to be made.
Rory McIlroy kept punishing the golf course and the record book today, setting himself up with an eight-shot lead at the US Open with 18 holes left between him and his first major championship.
The birdie putt from the back of the green. The raised left arm, holding the putter high. The right fist slamming downward when the ball disappeared, followed by a cheer that rocked Augusta National.
Rory McIlroy underlined his reputation as the hottest young player in golf with a flawless seven-under-par 65 in the opening round of the Masters today.
