Maybe Rory McIlroy’s luck is changing. In his first round since losing the Irish Open in agonising scenes last Sunday, the world No 3 watched in disbelief as he hit an approach shot to seven feet - but only after the head of his nine-iron had flown off down the fairway.

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Rory McIlroy has narrowly missed holing a shot at the BMW PGA Championship – despite the head of his golf club falling off. The Northern Ireland man (35) was seen in a clip of the incident examining the damage to his golf club after hitting the shot with a bemused look on his face.