WALK-OFF McILROY BLAMES TOOTACHE FOR AFTER MEDIOCRE PLAY AT HONDAR CLASSIC

              No smiles from Rory McIlroy after his sudden retirement from the Honda Classic
 
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World number one Rory McIlroy walked off the course after completing just eight holes of his second round at the Honda Classic in Florida.

The defending champion withdrew after hitting his second shot into the water on the 18th - his ninth - and slumping to seven over par for the day.
As he left, McIlroy told journalists he was not in a good frame of mind.
He later released a statement citing a painful wisdom tooth as the reason behind his withdrawal.
"I have been suffering with a sore wisdom tooth, which is due to come out in the near future," he said.
"It was very painful again this morning, and I was simply unable to concentrate. It was really bothering me and had begun to affect my playing partners.
"I came here with every intention of defending my Honda Classic title. Even though my results haven't revealed it, I really felt like I was turning a corner."
BBC Sport's Iain Carter, who is at Palm Beach Gardens, said McIlroy briefly spoke to journalists as he left the car park.
"At the ninth he picked up his ball, shook hands with his playing partners and went straight to the car park, driving off saying in his only comment that he is not in a good place mentally," said Carter.