Rory McIlroy bitten by ‘The Bear Trap,’ stumbles late at Cognizant Classic

The famous ‘Bear Trap’ at PGA National ate Rory McIlroy and spat him back out.

McIlroy arrived at the par-3 15th at 10-under for the tournament, two shots off the pace. He had birdied three of his last five holes and had all the momentum in the world going during the third round of the Cognizant Classic.

But he tugged his tee shot at 15 into the sand trap behind the green and failed to get up and down. He dropped back to 9-under, but the worst was yet to come.

On the next hole, the par-4 16th, McIlroy found the fairway again. He has striped his drives all

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