McIlroy Tees off in round 2 PGA despite injury

Rory McIlroy hurt his wrist early in the first round of the 2011 PGA Championship, but was on to finish on even-par 70. But how would that wrist overnight respond? He would continue to play in the last major?

Yes, he can continue, and is. McIlroy teed from round 2 early Friday morning, opening with a bogey 5 on the first hole.

After the Olympics on Thursday received McIlroy the wrist a more thorough investigation of doctors. The injury was diagnosed as a strained tendon in his right wrist. "He will, of course, the rest tonight and he will see how it feels in the morning on the range," said his management company in a statement.

McIlroy show up on the range very early Friday morning, went through its paces and decided to continue playing.

The damage has occurred on the third hole of the first round. McIlroy took with his ball to rest very close to the root of a tree, a swing on it. He let go of the club, trying to time it just right to assess the impact of club-to-root-to-wrist, but immediately showed pain reduction. He came close to withdrawing right then. But McIlroy visited with on-site physiotherapists during breaks in the game, ice applied as he could, and had the wrist taped, and, as noted, managed to shoot 70.

McIlroy is very lucky that the damage was not worse than a strained tendon. Slamming a club in an access point or a buried rock can sometimes result in many more serious injuries of the wrist sprains, breaks.

On Friday, again with his messes McIlroy right wrist taped.

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