McIlroy rebounds at Portrush, in mix following 70

Six years after a quadruple-bogey on the first hole at Royal Portrush, Rory McIlroy returned to the Open and shot a 1-under 70, including a bogey-5 on the same hole. He expressed a sense of familiarity this time, stating, “I didn’t feel like I was walking into the unknown this time around.”

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Rory McIlroy played better in his second chance at the Open, finishing with a score of 1-under 70, and felt more confident than before.

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