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Carl Markham

The Open 2019: A shot-by-shot look at Rory McIlroy's nightmare start

Open favourite Rory McIlroy had a nightmare start to his bid to win the Claret Jug at Royal Portrush after a quadruple-bogey eight at the first.

Northern Ireland's big hope for a home winner could not have begun in worse fashion, having hit his tee shot out of bounds.

Press Association looks at just how badly it went, shot by shot.

1 - McIlroy takes a two-iron off the tee for safety but tugs it left and it lands five feet out of bounds having hit and damaged the mobile phone of a spectator.

2 - Penalty stroke

3 - The Northern Irishman reloads but his second attempt off the tee, again with an iron, finishes in the left rough

4 - Hits a shot from 155 yards into a bush to the left of the green and is forced to call an unplayable lie

5 - Penalty stroke

6 - Chips to eight feet

7 - Misses with a putt which drifts to the right of the hole

8 - Taps in the return putt for a quadruple-bogey eight

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