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Rory McIlroy fights back after nightmare opening at the Waste Management Open
As he stood on the third tee on three-over in the first round of the Waste Management Open, Rory McIlroy might have been forgiven for fearing that the golfing gods – with all their lofty representatives on Earth – were paying him back for Wednesday’s withering criticisms of the game’s governing bodies. Yet with a commendable fightback, featuring five birdies and one bogey in the remaining 16 holes, McIlroy rose from the ashes in Phoenix. With the clubhouse leader, Matthew Nesmith, on eight-under, his challenge for what would be his first title in 14 months could hardly be classed as ... Read more