Keys to McIlroy's BMW Championship Round 1 success

August 17, 2023 10:36 PM

The Golf Central crew looks at Rory McIlroy's Round 1 performance at the 2023 BMW Championship, where he hit just three fairways and finished as the co-leader with Brian Harman.

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