️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą It's fair to say Rory McIlroy's curious Florida funk continued in the opening round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral on Thursday.<unk> It's fair to say Rory McIlroy's curious Florida funk continued in the opening round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral on Thursday. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> While that might have been barely okay in the context of the field as a whole it was a radical improvement on what appeared a likely score at halfway. McIlroy blamed his outer half for being too tentative.<unk> McIlroy blamed his outer half for being too tentative. After nine holes I thought there really wasn't much more to lose, so go ahead and be more aggressive,<unk>he said. It paid off a little and the eagle was really important.<unk> It paid off a little and the eagle was really important.<unk> •••••••••••••••••••••••••• Rory McIlroy hits a shot from the fairway during the first round of the Cadillac Championship in Florida. McIlroy aligns a putt on the 16th green during a difficult opening round for the world No 1. McIlroy <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą McIlroy will start out no less than 11 shots off the pace set by former American Ryder Cup player JB Holmes.<unk> McIlroy will start out no less than 11 shots off the pace set by former American Ryder Cup player JB Holmes.<unk> McIlroy will start out no less than 11 shots off the pace set by former American Ryder Cup player JB Holmes. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> World number three Henrik Stenson carded a 69 while Welshman Jamie Donaldson, runner-up here last year, composed a 70 comprising 16 pars and two birdies. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą
Rory McIlroy played a disastrous front nine in the opening round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral.<unk> Rory McIlroy played a disastrous front nine in the opening round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral. Even at this early stage, McIlroy had fallen a distance behind his playing partners, world No. 2 Bubba Watson and No. 3 Henrik Stenson. Welshman Jamie Donaldson, runner-up at the tournament last year, composed a 70 comprising 16 pars and two birdies. Lee Westwood, playing in his 50th WGC event was one over par after nine.<unk> Lee Westwood, playing in his 50th WGC event was one over par after nine.