Rory McIlroy makes quick turnaround for 5-way share of the lead at BMW as ailing Scheffler fades | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Rory McIlroy posted a bogey-free 6-under 64 at Bellerive to share the lead in the BMW Championship, four days after Scottie Scheffler’s resurgence after illness left him needing a rally. McIlroy returned from a four-week break after the British Open, working with swing coach Michael Bannon after rust showed at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, where he failed to break par in all four rounds for the first time in more than five years. Scheffler, who entered the event fresh off an eight-shot win in the postseason opener, came to Thursday hoarse and said he was sick, carding a 72, his highest opening-round score since June’s U.S. Open. Soft conditions bunched the leaderboard.