OLYMPIA FIELDS, Illinois – It has come to the attention of Rory McIlroy that, in recent times, her otherworldly talent is only paying off when it can be exercised on equally respected golf courses. The 31-year-old says that in recent weeks, whether he’s playing soft darts like last week’s bird-ravaged TPC Boston or this week’s tough Olympia Fields, he’ll be hiding the kids, managing a modest score in the par neighborhood.
“If you need someone to shoot peers and 2 under, I’m your man,” McIlroy said this week.
The phenomenon is coming in handy. McIlroy opened the BMW championship on Thursday with a draw of 70 and followed on Friday with a 1-under 69. He tops the table with Patrick Cantlay heading over the weekend on a course that is playing like a parking lot – hard fairway, hard greens – with swirling winds, stifling heat and unforgiving harsh. It’s a…
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