RORY'S HIT BY RING RUST
Irish Daily Mirror|September 08, 2023
Mcllroy pulls no punches as he spends day one fighting off the back foot
PHIL CASEY
RORY'S HIT BY RING RUST

FORMER champion Rory Mcllroy admitted two late birdies helped "gloss over" an average first round of the Horizon Irish Open.

McIlroy, who won the title the last time it was staged at The K Club in 2016, carded an opening 69 in glorious conditions to lie three shots off the early clubhouse lead shared by Jordan Smith, Thomas Bjorn and Ross Fisher.

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