Rory McIlroy reveals ‘horrific' purchase after receiving first ever PGA Tour pay cheque
GOLF icon Rory McIlroy might be sitting on more than hundreds of million in PGA Tour career earnings.
But the five-time major winner's first pay cheque was exactly his most memorable purchase, according to the Holywood hotshot.
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Rory McIlroy revealed his first purchase as a PGA Tour player
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The Northern Irishman was speaking after his first round of the BMW Championship
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The reigning Masters champion, and Grand Slam winner is currently in action at the BMW Championship, where he described as his opening round as 'awful' despite a decent level-par scorecard.
Speaking at Caves Valley, McIlroy was asked if he remembered what he splashed his cash on after receiving his first pay cheque on tour.
The 36-year-old didn't reveal the brand as he's sponsored by a different watch manufacture these days, but he admitted it had all sorts of diamonds around it.
He said: 'It was a watch with diamonds around it.
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"It was horrific. I can't believe … it was like the worst purchase ever.'
He added: "I do. It's not the make and model that I'm sponsored by now, so I'm not going to say it."
That first cheque might be long gone, but with his form this season and his career trajectory, there's no doubt there are plenty more to come during the the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
McIlroy ended the day eight shots behind leader Robert MacIntyre, who posted a stunning 62 as he surged into the lead.
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McIlroy added: "Awful...I got off to a bad start. Sort of pieced it together a little bit in the middle of the round and clawed it back to even par. But drove the ball terribly.
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"Then when you're sort of hitting out of the rough from the fairway bunkers here...when I hit the fairways, I give myself chances. I need to hit more fairways the next three days.
"I think a little bit of work on the range, committing to a shot shape maybe a little bit more.
"Seemed like when I tried to hit the driver left to right today, it was better. Maybe just stick with that over the course of the week and try to dial that in. But yeah, definitely just hit to hit a few more fairways.
"I feel like I tried to hit too many tee shots today pretty neutral. If I aimed up the left and hit a cut, it seemed to work a little bit better."
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