BMW Chamionship

Round up: Peter's time; Day break; Tiger out; Power slips; Boys blitzed by Portugal

European Tour — Peter Lawrie has a golden opportunity to regain his European Tour card after a five under 67 left him just four shots off the lead in the 72° OPEN D'ITALIA presented by DAMIANI.

Round up: Peter's time; Day break; Tiger out; Power slips; Boys blitzed by Portugal

Tired McIlroy undone by four-putt

There's still one round to go but after watching Rory McIlroy hole a 60 footer and then four-putt from less than five feet, tiredness is clearly taking its toll on the Holywood man as he battles to cap a sensational summer by winning the FedEx Cup.

Tired McIlroy undone by four-putt

Rory on FedEx Cup life support

Rory McIlroy at the Open. He opened with a 79 that day. In the BMW Championship he managed a 78. Picture Fran Caffrey www.golffile.ie:Rory McIlroy’s hopes of qualifying for next week’s Tour Championship are on life support with little hope of recovery after he carded a seven over par 78 in the opening round of his defence of the BMW Championship at Conway Farms near Chicago.