I bet Nike is proud of their new boy! ##) Wtf is he doing? 
Rory McIlroy withdraws from the Honda Classic
Steve DiMeglio, USA TODAY Sports11:27a.m. EST March 1, 2013
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Maybe it's time to worry.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy walked off the golf course Friday and withdrew from the Honda Classic after hitting his second shot into the water on the par-5 18th hole.
LEADERBOARD: Honda Classic
The defending champion, who started on the 10th hole, was 7 over after making a double-bogey on the 11th, a bogey on the 13th, a triple on the 16th and a bogey on the 17th.
(Follow along with Golfweek's Tour Tracker.)
McIlroy walked straight to his car and left the Champion Course at PGA National.
"I sincerely apologize to The Honda Classic and PGA Tour for my sudden withdrawal," McIlroy said in a statement, released by the Tour. "I have been suffering with a sore wisdom tooth, which is due to come out in the near future. It began bothering me again last night, so I relieved it with Advil. It was very painful again this morning, and I was simply unable to concentrate. It was really bothering me and had begun to affect my playing partners."
But McIlroy did not mention that when he spoke to reporters in the parking lot as he walked to his car.
"There's not really say much I can say, guys," he said. "I'm not in a good place mentally, you know?"
Asked if anything was wrong physically, McIlroy answered, "No." Asked about his swing getting stuck, he said, "Yeah, I really don't know what's going on."
The PGA Tour's withdrawal policy states: "During a round, a player may withdraw because of injury or other disability which requires medical attention or serious personal emergency. The player shall notify the PGA Tour tournament director or a PGA Tour Rules Official of his reason for withdrawal, and within a period of 14 days submit written evidence supporting such reason to the commissioner."
McIlroy missed the cut in his first tournament of the year in Abu Dhabi, lost in the first-round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, and shot even-par 70 in Thursday's first round of the Honda.
McIlroy, who made an equipment change from Titleist to Nike, has downplayed concerns about his new equipment. Instead, he said he was more concerned with his swing and just needed competitive rounds to get it in shape.
McIlroy is schedule to play in next week's WBC-Cadillac Championship at Doral.
Rory McIlroy withdraws from the Honda Classic
Steve DiMeglio, USA TODAY Sports11:27a.m. EST March 1, 2013
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- Rory McIlroy withdrew halfway through the second round of the Honda Classic
- McIlroy was 7 over par on the day when he withdrew
- He is expected to be in the field next week at the Cadillac Championship
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Maybe it's time to worry.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy walked off the golf course Friday and withdrew from the Honda Classic after hitting his second shot into the water on the par-5 18th hole.
LEADERBOARD: Honda Classic
The defending champion, who started on the 10th hole, was 7 over after making a double-bogey on the 11th, a bogey on the 13th, a triple on the 16th and a bogey on the 17th.
(Follow along with Golfweek's Tour Tracker.)
McIlroy walked straight to his car and left the Champion Course at PGA National.
"I sincerely apologize to The Honda Classic and PGA Tour for my sudden withdrawal," McIlroy said in a statement, released by the Tour. "I have been suffering with a sore wisdom tooth, which is due to come out in the near future. It began bothering me again last night, so I relieved it with Advil. It was very painful again this morning, and I was simply unable to concentrate. It was really bothering me and had begun to affect my playing partners."
But McIlroy did not mention that when he spoke to reporters in the parking lot as he walked to his car.
"There's not really say much I can say, guys," he said. "I'm not in a good place mentally, you know?"
Asked if anything was wrong physically, McIlroy answered, "No." Asked about his swing getting stuck, he said, "Yeah, I really don't know what's going on."
The PGA Tour's withdrawal policy states: "During a round, a player may withdraw because of injury or other disability which requires medical attention or serious personal emergency. The player shall notify the PGA Tour tournament director or a PGA Tour Rules Official of his reason for withdrawal, and within a period of 14 days submit written evidence supporting such reason to the commissioner."
McIlroy missed the cut in his first tournament of the year in Abu Dhabi, lost in the first-round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, and shot even-par 70 in Thursday's first round of the Honda.
McIlroy, who made an equipment change from Titleist to Nike, has downplayed concerns about his new equipment. Instead, he said he was more concerned with his swing and just needed competitive rounds to get it in shape.
McIlroy is schedule to play in next week's WBC-Cadillac Championship at Doral.
