Rory McIlroy toils at British Open as putting woes leave him 7 shots off the first-round lead‎

McIlroy was just 10 holes into his bid to win the British Open for the first time since 2014 and he was veering dangerously close to playing himself out of title contention. 7, 8 and 10 — came either side of McIlroy driving the green to make birdie on the 415-yard No. 9. McIlroy arrived at the Open after a seventh-place finish at the Scottish Open, where he went viral by shouting “I’m so bad at golf” following a poor approach shot late in his final round.