Rory McIlroy plays through pain, but likely won't contend in PGA Championship

JOHNS CREEK, GA. – Only a half-hour remained before his tee time when Rory McIlroy finally arrived Friday morning at Atlanta Athletic Club’s practice range. His right wrist, injured on a root during Thursday’s first round of the PGA Championship, was again heavily wrapped. He warmed up with a few easy wedges, then some full swings with irons, and finally the driver. And at 8:35 a.m., with much of the golf world questioning his decision-making, the sport’s brightest rising star began his second round — pain be damned. Read full article >>

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