Home favourite Rory McIlroy produced a late birdie burst to make the ideal start to his bid for a second Amgen Irish Open title, where Todd Clements set the early pace.
Home favourite Rory McIlroy produced a late birdie burst to make the ideal start to his bid for a second Amgen Irish Open title. McIlroy - making his return to DP World Tour action - mixed six birdies with three bogeys during a three-under 68 at Royal County Down, a 12-shot improvement on his first round the last time the event was held at the venue in 2015.
It's nice to get off to a good start for a change!' Clements, beginning on the back nine, birdied two of his opening three holes and added a 20-foot eagle at the 18th to reach the turn in 32, then moved top of the leaderboard with a close-range birdie at the par-five first. The Englishman dropped shots at the second and fourth to slip back to three under, only to go millimetres away from a hole-in-one at the par-three seventh and post back-to-back birdies to card an opening-round 66.
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