RORY McILROY made a superb start to his bid to land a record €1.4 million jackpot at the Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters as he fired an eight-under-par 64 yesterday.

Rory McIlroy made a superb start to his bid for a record £1.25m (€1.41m) jackpot at the Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters as he fired an eight-under-par 64 today.

Former prodigy Zane Scotland carded a four-under-par 68 to take a share of the lead midway through the opening round of the Volvo China Open.