A couple birdies by McIlroy on the front side, and
avoiding bogey, would put tons of pressure on the groups behind him.
It was a grind, however, just to
avoid bogeys and doubles and stay within striking distance of the top of the board.
More importantly, he escaped all trouble and a couple bad lies to
avoid a bogey.
Not exact matches
A big critique of Sawgrass is that it generally does not yield a big move like that, rather it forces players to go conservative and
avoid the many hazards and dangers that could quickly put a triple
bogey on your card.