On Thursday, in the opening round, McIlroy got a sour taste in his mouth when his group – along with Thriston Lawrence and Kristoffer Reitan – was put on the clock for slow play twice, once early and again late.
After the 2011 Masters champ’s group was put on the clock on the 18th hole, the usually cool-headed South African got “heated” as described by NBC/Golf Channel’s Dan Hicks during Friday’s coverage.