Rory McIlroy had welcomed the decision to ban three players from the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series from the play-offs
| Ranking: -8 Kim Si-woo (Kor), JJ Spaun (USA) -7 S Teagala (USA) -6 T Finau (US), JT Poston (US), S Straka (Aut), Lee Kyoung-hoon (Kor) |
| Selected others: -5 T Hatton (Eng), -3 C Smith (Aus), J Rahm (Spa), C Morikawa (USA), V Hovland (Northern) -2 S Lowry (Anger) Even R McIlroy (NI) |
| Complete ranking |
Rory McIlroy scored an equal opening round of 70 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship to sit eight behind leaders Kim Si-Woo and JJ Spaun.
McIlroy had a mixed day with four bogeys, including two on the first six holes, and four birdies.
England’s Tyrrell Hatton is three shots down after a bogey-free opening round in Memphis.
South Korea’s Kim landed an eagle on the last hole to take the lead alongside bogey-free American Spaun.
McIlroy, who used to have welcomed the decision to ban three players of the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV Golf Series was disqualified from making the play-offs after a court bid, struggled from the start and missed the first bogey.
A second bogey followed on the sixth and despite a birdie on the following hole, the 33-year-old dropped another shot on the 11th.
Three birdies and another bogey in the last six holes completed McIlroy’s ups and downs in the opening round.
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