ORLANDO – Rory McIlroy followed his game plan for Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club and Lodge perfectly. He drove it in the fairways, holed a few putts and dominated the four par 5s to the tune of 5 under en route to shooting 7-under 65.
“It felt as good as it has for a long time,” he said of his game.
Good enough to stake him to a three-stroke lead during the first round of the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational at a course where he’s a past champion in 2018 and recorded five consecutive top-10s, the longest active streak at the tournament. Not quite of the same level as Tiger Woods winning eight times here, but none too shabby.
