Rory McIlroy lost the club head on his 9-iron and then lost the lead by going out of bounds on the last hole in shooting an eventful 5-under 67 in the first round of the BMW PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy unintentionally accomplished something extremely rare on the golf course on Thursday: his 9-iron head broke off during a shot at the BMW PGA Championship.

England's Matthew Baldwin eclipsed a powerful field to lead the BMW PGA Championship by one stroke after the first round at Wentworth on Thursday.

Rory McIlroy’s weird year continued on Thursday in the first round of the DP World Tour’s 2024 BMW PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy, Robert MacIntyre and Shane Lowry all card opening-round 67s at Wentworth to sit two strokes behind leader Matthew Baldwin on seven under; defending champion Ryan Fox starts with a one-under 71;

I don’t think it’s ever happened to me before,' McIlroy said.

Rory McIlroy's opening round at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth was nothing short of extraordinary. The Northern Irishman carded a five-under-par 67 despite a series of unusual incidents that would have derailed many players.

Rory McIlroy suffered a freak incident at the BMW PGA Championship when the head came flying off one of his clubs just after hitting a shot

Ahead of this week’s BMW PGA Championship in London, Rory McIlroy briefly touched on the PGA Tour’s pending deal with LIV Golf.