Rory McIlroy had 2 disastrous holes through his nightmarish first round at the Open Championship that took him from tournament favorite to struggling to make the cut

8:00am PDT - July 18th, 2019    baker mayfield - Business Insider

Rory McIlroy got off to a bad start at the Open Championship on Thursday. McIlroy's first drive landed out of bounds, and eventually needed eight strokes to finish the par-4 1st at Royal Portrush. Things got worse from there, with a disastrous three-putt at t…