McIlroy doesn't go full Faldo, makes final-hole birdie at Truist

May 7, 2026 08:08 PM

Rory McIlroy parred his first 17 holes in Thursday first round of the Truist Championship. But, unlike Nick Faldo famously did in the final round of the 1987 Open Championship, he made a closing birdie.

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