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McIlroy reacts to wayward BMW Championship shots

Rory McIlroy feigned throwing his club after a wayward sixth-hole shot before finding the rough on the following hole.

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Rory McIlroy hit wayward shots on the sixth and seventh holes at the BMW Championship, according to Sky Sports.

The first shot prompted McIlroy to feign throwing his club. The available footage and report do not confirm that he released it.

A hole later, McIlroy was again off target and found the rough on the seventh.

The report does not provide McIlroy’s score, the tournament venue or its eventual outcome.

The BMW Championship is separate from the BMW PGA Championship, where earlier coverage reported that McIlroy opened with two birdies in his first four holes.

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