Burma Road hard graft for Rory

THE body language seemed to suggest Rory McIlroy was disinterested after recording a shock 76 on the opening day of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

McIlroy hardly got out of the ‘Burma Road’ West Course slow lane in managing just two birdies, but also three bogeys, two double bogeys and a poor pair of pars to end his round.

It left the present world number six trailing a dozen strokes behind world number two Luke Donald, who equalled his lowest ever European Tour score with a display that included eight birdies for a seven-under-par 64 on the reduced par 71 layout. Donald’s effort again presents him with the chance to go ahead of Lee Westwood in the world rankings after his fellow countryman recorded a 73.