date：2023-09-17 16:09:10 click：170times
Rory McIlroy made a final birdie and almost certainly made the cut at the BMW PGA Championship on Friday, but then declared that he had survived the "s--- show."
An 80-minute fog delay at Wentworth in the morning saw the field scramble to finish their second round, but as the light faded, McIlroy, ranked second in the world, was caught in traffic on the 18th tee.
At that moment, there were four groups waiting on the tee and the green was illuminated by the light of a giant scoreboard.
When it was his turn, McCloy took his second shot at the par-5 green and two-putted 45 feet for birdie, finishing with a projected mark of 1-under for the tournament. He will have to wait until the second round is completed on Saturday morning to learn his fate, but he appears almost guaranteed to play the final two rounds.
"It was a s---show," McIlroy said after his 71. "The fog obviously slowed things down, but I don't remember having that many players on 17 and 18. But I've never seen 17 and 18 filled with that many players."
"It's hard to play well at the end and try to make the cut. I don't know how to do it, except for the fact that there are so few players in the field."
It was a dramatic Friday, with reports that 2018 Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn was involved in a disturbance with a drunken fan. Meanwhile, Bob McIntyre revealed that the escalating threat of angry gamblers accusing professional golfers of trying to influence scores has reached the green state of Surrey.
The Scot,who will make his Ryder Cup debut in Rome in two weeks,
was heckled on the final hole of the second round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth by punters who had bet against him.
McIntyre became concerned that the spectator might try to influence his round and asked his caddie, Greg Milne, to keep an eye on the miscreant.
"He got a little sticky on 17. ...... This guy told me how much he was betting on it [the bet]," McIntyre said after a 69 put him two and three shots ahead of playing partners Justin Rose and Matt Fitzpatrick, respectively. "I told Greg on the way to the 18th tee, 'This guy will throw anything at you, so turn it on.'"
繼續閲閲"There is clearly gambling in golf these days, and some people bet big money on it. And unfortunately, he lost today. I actually spoke to someone about it a few weeks ago.
"You're so close, it's very easy to yell at the wrong time and have it happen," said Rahm at the Tour Championship in Atlanta last month. 'I feel like I hear it every round. It happens much more often than you all hear. I mean, it's very, very present."
"It's very easy to get caught up in it," Rahm said.
When McIlroy birdied the final hole for a 71, it was no surprise that sponsors, TV executives, and European captain Luke Donald were vocal. But McIlroy, at one under par, is nine behind Swedish pacemakers Ludvig Aberg (66) and Sebastian Soderberg (64).