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Rory McIlroy left to ‘rue’ three holes that crashed his PGA Championship chances

Nypost · · 845 words · By Mark Cannizzaro
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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/17/sports/rory-mcilroy-left-to-rue-three-pga-champion…

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22 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“McIlroy failed to birdie either of the two par-5 holes — Nos. 9 and 16”
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The provided evidence discusses Rory McIlroy's opening round score (74) and practice rounds at Aronimink, but does not provide a hole-by-hole breakdown of his final round or specifically mention his performance on holes 9 and 16.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rory McIlroy is 18 holes into his PGA Championship, and there are a handful of ways you could describe what went down in a four-over-74 round at Aronimink Golf Club that has him tied for 105th. Poor s…
https://golf.com/news/tied-105th-pga-rory-mcilroy-round-4-le…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rory McIlroy abruptly paused his practice round at the PGA Championship and second major of the season just days after he was limping at the Truist Championship.
https://www.themirror.com/sport/golf/rory-mcilroy-injury-pga…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rory McIlroy tends to a blister on his right foot on the third hole during his practice round prior to the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club. David Cannon/Getty Images.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/13/sport/rory-mcilroy-pga-champi…
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“he bogeyed the 299-yard driveable par-4 No. 13”
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While evidence mentions McIlroy had bogeys on the back nine and finished with four consecutive bogeys in his opening round, there is no specific mention of a bogey on hole 13 in the provided search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — On Thursday at Aronimink, McIlroy began bogey-birdie on the back nine, then made 10 pars in a row before closing with five bogeys in his last six holes, including the final four in a row. "I started m…
https://today.rtl.lu/sport/international/mcilroy-back-to-the…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rory McIlroy tends to a blister on his right foot on the third hole during his practice round prior to the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club. David Cannon/Getty Images.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/13/sport/rory-mcilroy-pga-champi…
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web search NEUTRAL — And McIlroy—who played with Spieth and Jon Rahm—was in decent shape when he birdied the fifth hole at Aronimink (his 14th of the day) to get back to even par for the round. Then he finished with four …
https://www.si.com/golf/pga-championship/rory-mcilroy-one-wo…
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“McIlroy, one of the game’s biggest hitters, finished even par on the par 5s during the week.”
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The evidence confirms McIlroy played in the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink and shot a 74 in the opening round, but it does not provide his total score for par-5 holes for the week.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rory Daniel McIlroy (born 4 May 1989) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking and ha…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_McIlroy
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · Rory McIlroy isn't happy after shooting four strokes over par in the opening round of the 2026 PGA Championship.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25427925-rory-mcilroy-sa…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Rory McIlroy made a solid if not spectacular start to the PGA Championship on Thursday. McIlroy’s preparation for the PGA Championship at Aronimink definitely didn’t go to plan, The 37-ye…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/paul-mcginley-suggests-ror…
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“the PGA winner, Aaron Rai, went 3 under par on the par 5s on Sunday and was 6 under for the tournament.”
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Multiple sources confirm Aaron Rai won the PGA Championship at Aronimink with a score of 9-under par. However, the specific detail about being '3 under par on the par 5s on Sunday' and '6 under for the tournament' is not explicitly detailed in the snippets provided, though the win itself is verified.
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web search NEUTRAL — English golfer Aaron Rai on Sunday won the PGA Championship with a winning score of 9-under par, finishing three shots above Spanish star Jon Rahm and American Alex Smalley. Rai, who had just one care…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/17/sport/rai-wins-pga-championsh…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rai took command of the 108th PGA Championship on Sunday, going 6 under across his final 10 holes to win his first major.
https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/pga-championship-2026-le…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aaron Rai won the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club to secure the biggest victory of his career.
https://golf.com/news/aaron-rai-wins-2026-pga-championship/
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“Spieth finished tied for 18th after shooting 69-72-69-68 and finished 1 under par”
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The web search results for 'Jordan' returned results for Jordan Brand shoes and apparel, not the golfer Jordan Spieth's tournament performance.
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web search NEUTRAL — See what's happening with the Jordan Brand. Check out the latest innovations, top styles and featured stories.
https://www.nike.com/JORDAN
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop the latest selection of Jordan Shoes at Foot Locker. Find the hottest sneaker drops from brands like Jordan, Nike, Under Armour, New Balance, and a bunch more.
https://www.footlocker.com/category/shoes/jordan.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 24, 2020 · We’re creating the largest Air Jordan collection in the world — be a part of history. Share yours — take your best photo and share on Instagram or Twitter with the tag #AirJordanCollect…
https://www.jordan.com/collection/air
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“he ranked No. 1 in the field in accuracy and third in strokes gained tee to green.”
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The web search results are irrelevant, focusing on Nike/Jordan shoes rather than golf statistics for Jordan Spieth.
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web search NEUTRAL — See what's happening with the Jordan Brand. Check out the latest innovations, top styles and featured stories.
https://www.nike.com/JORDAN
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop the latest selection of Jordan Shoes at Foot Locker. Find the hottest sneaker drops from brands like Jordan, Nike, Under Armour, New Balance, and a bunch more.
https://www.footlocker.com/category/shoes/jordan.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 24, 2020 · We’re creating the largest Air Jordan collection in the world — be a part of history. Share yours — take your best photo and share on Instagram or Twitter with the tag #AirJordanCollect…
https://www.jordan.com/collection/air
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“he was ranked 79th in the field in strokes gained putting and his 31 putts per round ranked 58th.”
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The web search results are irrelevant, focusing on Nike/Jordan shoes rather than golf statistics for Jordan Spieth.
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web search NEUTRAL — See what's happening with the Jordan Brand. Check out the latest innovations, top styles and featured stories.
https://www.nike.com/JORDAN
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop the latest selection of Jordan Shoes at Foot Locker. Find the hottest sneaker drops from brands like Jordan, Nike, Under Armour, New Balance, and a bunch more.
https://www.footlocker.com/category/shoes/jordan.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 24, 2020 · We’re creating the largest Air Jordan collection in the world — be a part of history. Share yours — take your best photo and share on Instagram or Twitter with the tag #AirJordanCollect…
https://www.jordan.com/collection/air
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“the 2027 PGA Championship at PGA Frisco in Texas”
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Three independent sources (PGA Championship official site, Golf Monthly, and a venue list) confirm that the 2027 PGA Championship will be held at PGA Frisco in Texas.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 2027 Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco, Frisco, TX.One of the four Major Championships in men’s golf returns to Texas for the first time in nearly 60 years, as PGA Frisco plays host to the 2027 PGA …
https://www.pgachampionship.com/2027/tickets
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2027 PGA Championship will be held at a venue that has never hosted the Major before. Here are the details of the location for it, Fields Ranch East.2027: PGA Frisco, Texas. 2028: The Olympic Club…
https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/which-course-hosts-the-2027…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2027 PGA will be the biggest event to date held at the new PGA of America headquarters in Frisco, Texas, which opened just a handful of years ago. PGA Frisco is anchored by two championship course…
https://golf.com/travel/next-9-pga-championship-venues/
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“Smalley, who took a two-shot lead into the final round, finished tied for second after shooting even par to finish 6 under.”
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“Schmid shot a 1-under 69 and finished tied for fourth at 5 under.”
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“The top four and ties in the PGA earn players a Masters invitation and top 15 gets them into the following year’s PGA.”
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“Gotterup, from Little Silver, N.J., finished tied for 10th at 3 under par for the week.”
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“Young finished tied for 26th at even par, shooting 2 over for the weekend.”
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“Greyserman, from Short Hills, N.J., finished tied for 14th at 2 under par.”
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“Sunday’s 7-under-par 63, the low round of the tournament [by Kitayama]”
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“Kitayama’s round got him to 3 under-par for the tournament and earned him 10th place”
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“Aaron Rai won at 9 under.”
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“Padraig Harrington... carding three consecutive 3s on his card, with an eagle on 16 and a hole-out birdie on 18, to shoot 69.”
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“He finished 1 under par for the week, following his opening-round 74 with three rounds in the 60s — 69, 67, 69.”
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“Ben Kern... was the only one among the 20 [club pros] in the field to make the cut.”
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“Kern finished 10 over for the tournament in his third PGA Championship.”
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“Luke Donald, who shot 69 to Kern’s 72.”
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