Beginning his day on the second nine at Royal County Down, McIlroy meandered into his round. A left miss off the tee handcuffed the world No. 3 on the par-5 12th before another left miss — this time with an iron in hand — on the par-3 14th led to his second consecutive bogey on that hole.

RORY McIlroy are well placed on the bunched leaderboard after the opening round of the 2024 Irish Open. Four-time major McIlroy winner carded an opening round of 70 to sit on three-under-par at

Rory McIlroy is at home playing at Royal County Down this week as he eyes glory in the 2024 Amgen Irish Open. Four-time major winner McIlroy was born in Holywood, County Down, just an hour away