Lowry shoots 68, McIlroy shoots 69 on a beautifully sunny day at The K Club
Lowry turned in 35, two-under, and then moved to five-under with birdies on the first, third and fourth – where he hit a wonderful 5-wood approach over the flag and two putted from the back of the green – before dropping a shot on the difficult 7th, where his tee shot strayed right into the hazard.
However, Lowry bounced back brilliantly with a tee-shot to five feet on the Par 3 eighth to get back to within two of the early leaders.For McIlroy, a strong finish – recovering from a dropped shot on the seventh where he, like Lowry, found the water right – with birdies on the eighth and ninth enabled him to get off to a solid start.
“I think the two birdies in the last two holes sort of glossed over what was a pretty average day,” admitted McIlroy, the world number two who is playing for the first time since the Tour Championship, the finale to the FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour. McIlroy added: “I didn’t really feel great with anything. In fairness, I actually felt pretty good over the putter which is nice. It’s hard to say I’m rusty when I’ve only had a week off but I just haven’t had a chance to practise much and I just hit a few loose shots out there. I managed my game well and scraped it around in three-under which is nice and sort of gets me in the tournament.”
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