BMW PGA Championship: Rory McIlroy's day ruined by late bogey run

Rory McIlroy's hopes of a fast start in the BMW PGA Championship were wrecked by five bogeys in his final six holes.

More woe for G-Mac

McIlroy's playing partner and close friend Graeme McDowell also had to settle for a two-over 74 after racking up a double bogey at the last. "I don't play this course well," said the Northern Irishman who won last week's World Match Play Championship in Bulgaria. "It needs to be sort of fiery for me to have a chance. "I find it kind of long and a bit of a slog really. It's a tough course and I knew anything around par today would have been a good effort." "My ball-striking wasn't bad and I putted all right but let's be honest the greens are slow," he explained. "It's been tough to get them up to speed. "It's a standard Wentworth performance for me unfortunately. It's not really my happiest hunting ground. "I only made one birdie today and that's not really good enough. I feel a bit beaten up right now."