But for McIlroy to win, he needs to fix his driver. According to The Open Championship’s website, McIlroy was -1.01 in strokes gained driving on the round.

Trevino, though, had a joke for McIlroy to use. “I’d have said, ‘I’m trying to be No. 1 and if I can get another five or six illegal clubs in this bag, I’m going to try,’” he said.

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Despite a wayward driver, McIlroy made it through the first and second rounds of this Open still intact, this time at 3 under for the tournament and seven shots off the lead heading into the weekend.