Rory McIlroy suffered a disastrous front ##court in the opening round of the WGC - Cadillac Championship at Doral . Even at this early stage , McIlroy had fallen a notch behind his closest partners , world No 2 Bubba Watson and No 3 Henrik Stenson . rod Jamie Donaldson , runner - up at the tournament last year , composed a 70 – 16 pars and two birdies . Lee ##more , playing in his 50th tour event was one over par after nine .
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 .