Rory McIlroy did not have the starting stroke advantage entering East Lake, but he found some lucky stops. On the par-4 14th, the Northern Ireland native made his first bogey on Thursday, only to follow it with a birdie on the island 15th. Coming to the final hole, however, was his biggest challenge. With the horn almost about to be blown due to inclement weather conditions, McIlroy was stuck in a deep bunker with the grandstands on the back of the green and the 18th hole sitting in between. But it helps to be good at golf and have a lucky day.

McIlroy bladed his bunker shot on the par-5 18th to see it go across the green. But the ball hit the hospitality tent, bounced off the surface, and landed back on the putting surface just 17 feet away from the hole. If the ball had not reb

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