Virginia Water, UK – Rudig Åberg holds the lead share, whereas Rory McIlroy discovered water within the remaining gap after ending 5 photographs on the primary day of the weather-affected BMW PGA Championship held in Wentworth on Thursday.
Abarg, the chosen Swede captain of the European Ryder Cup workforce heading to Bethpage Black later this month, shot an 8-under 64 to hitch Tom Weilant on the leaderboard.
McIlroy, who gained the Irish Open in a playoff victory towards Joakim Lagerglen on Sunday, made birdies on the primary and fourth holes earlier than his fifth par-3 bogey.
The Northern Irish added birdies on the tenth, twelfth and sixteenth. Nevertheless, he entered the water on the 18th with a par 5 and settled in first spherical 69.
The late starter on Thursday should full the opening spherical on Friday morning as play was interrupted as a consequence of darkness at 7:30pm. A 90-minute delay in climate disrupted performs within the afternoon.
Casey Jarvis was alone in third place and shot one lead.
Aberg began the day with a bogey on the primary gap, however then didn’t drop any photographs and completed the spherical on the tenth and twelfth with a entrance 9 and two birdies with three birdies.
All gamers besides one of many European Ryder Cup groups are in Wentworth. Cep Straka is at residence along with his spouse. He lately gave start early.
Matt Fitzpatrick (66), one other of Luke Donald’s captain’s picks, was two photographs off the lead. Justin Rose and Shane Lowry have been totally different shotbacks.
Former No. 1 Jon Rahm gained three birdies for 71 on the Remaining 4 Corridor.
