Enter sandman as McIlroy joins five-way tie at the top in Genesis Scottish Open

Rory McIlroy salvages a par on his final hole from the bunker at the Genesis Scottish Open (Image: Malcolm Mackenzie)

You need a bit of luck in this game. When Rory McIlroy found himself in the greenside bunker on the final hole of his first round in the Genesis Scottish Open, he clattered a hit and hope.

Those meddling golfing gods up there must have been doing something else as they let him away with one.