{"id":54547,"date":"2026-08-23T00:16:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T00:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/54547\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T00:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T00:16:22","slug":"rory-mcilroy-takes-action-after-bmw-championship-slip-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/54547\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy takes action after BMW Championship slip-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

From struggling at Memphis to being back in contention at Bellerive, World No. 2 Rory McIlroy has completed a turnaround for now. However, the Irishman failed to capitalize on the momentum in round two and took quick measures.<\/p>\n

In the opening round of the BMW Championship, McIlroy shot an impressive bogey-free 6-under 64. However, he could only improve his score by one stroke on day two.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like conditions were pretty similar to yesterday,\u201d McIlroy told the Golf Channel. \u201cI didn\u2019t quite hit it as good as I did yesterday, so probably an afternoon on the range for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the front nine, McIlroy managed two birdies at the seventh and ninth holes. However, a bogey on the eighth separated them on the front nine. <\/p>\n

\"\"PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL \u2013 MARCH 12: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts to a tee shot on the 11th hole during THE PLAYERS Championship on March 12, 2026 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl. Photo by David Rosenblum\/Icon Sportswire GOLF: MAR 12 PGA, Golf Herren THE PLAYERS Championship EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon260312042457<\/p>\n

The back nine was filled with par saves that the six-time major winner was proud of.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite similar conditions, the wind\u2019s new direction and soft greens posed subtle challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe wind was coming out of a different direction, but still very scorable. The greens are soft, maybe the ball\u2019s got a little bit more run out on the fairways,\u201d said McIlroy on Golf Channel.<\/a> \u201cBut you\u2019ll still see guys shooting pretty good scores today.\u201d<\/p>\n

McIlroy was right. The score went low at 63, which was shot by Norway\u2019s Viktor Hovland. Leader Wyndham Clark backed up his first-round 64 with another on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At the halfway stage, McIlroy is at seven-under, five strokes behind Clark but still in strong contention.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Northern Irishman has been successful in addressing his swing issues that plagued his FedEx St. Jude Championship performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Florida trip that turned things around<\/p>\n

Right after the FedEx St. Jude Championship, Rory McIlroy headed home to pay a visit to his coach Michael Bannon and address the swing issues. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt just helps my right arm work better. Just the structure of it,\u201d McIlroy said Friday, as per PGA Tour\u2019s Paul Hodowanic<\/a>. \u201cThen the club gets more supported at the top. And then if I\u2019m there I feel like I can really hit whatever shot I want.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the range sessions, McIlroy has been practicing with an extra lob wedge and 7-iron. Attached to both clubs is a 45-degree off-center Flat Cat putting grip. That has done all the wonders for the Northern Irishman.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On top of that, McIlroy has a new pre-shot rehearsal that helps him replicate his range shots. The positive outcome on Bellerive is visible, and now the six-time major winner just needs the final push to cross the line.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From struggling at Memphis to being back in contention at Bellerive, World No. 2 Rory McIlroy has completed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54548,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1271],"class_list":["post-54547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-masters-tournament","tag-masters-tournament"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}