Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy is tied for eighth on three under par.
Akshay Bhatia watches his tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of the Texas Open golf tournament
The American did not drop a shot as he followed four birdies on the front nine with five on the second, including four in his final five holes. Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy is tied for eighth on three under par after going bogey free with three birdies.The world number two, who recently had a lesson with Tiger Woods’ former coach Butch Harmon, told PGATour.com after his round: “What I’ve been trying to do the last couple weeks is no different than what I’ve been trying to do previously; he just sort of gave me a different way to do it.
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