Rory McIlroy was almost apologetic Wednesday when asked about his game plan at Philadelphia Cricket Club. "[T]he strategy is just hit driver everywhere and then figure it out from there," he said. And that's exactly what he did Thursday in Round 1 of the Truist Championship,

The technological advancements of the driver and the refinement of the golf ball to make it fly farther have made an antique like the Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Wissahickon Course about 500 or 600 yards too short,

Tough conditions showed Rory McIlroy what Philadelphia Cricket Club was meant to be and what it could be again with a rolled-back ball.