Sitting in the bunker just outside the green on the 18th, Rory McIlroy was setting up for a wedge shot. With his group mate, Scottie Scheffler looking on, the Irishman was eager to get close to the cup. Unfortunately, he overhit the ball, and it bounced off the grandstand and rolled onto the green. That was enough for McIlroy to secure a birdie to close the first round of the 2025 TOUR Championship as both he and Scheffler ended the day with a laugh. However, this time last year, the 36-year-old had a whole different set of problems on a different hole.

Johnson Wagner was at East Lake a few hours ago, representing Golf Channel to explain what troubled McIlroy in the 2024 TOUR Championship. Standing on the 16th hole, he was sharing how dangerous the 16th hole can be to Brandel Chamblee

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