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.

Rory McIlroy endured a wild opening day at the BMW PGA Championship as he broke a club mid-shot and was forced to putt left-handed. In an incident-packed round at the BMW PGA Championship at

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;

With the PGA Tour off this week, the European circuit takes center stage with the BMW PGA Championship. The DP World Tour's flagship event headlines the end-of-season stretch that includes some of the tour's most historic events to close out the 2024 campaign.

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