McIlroy off to a sizzler on the shore

While spectators cooled off in the nearby Atlantic Ocean, Rory McIlroy quickly warmed to a second Major success with a five under par 67 on day one of the 94th PGA Championship at Kiawah Island.

Temperatures nudged close to 90 degrees along the shoreline while the golf was just as hot — with McIlroy displaying real purpose in muscling his way to within a stroke of the clubhouse lead.

Sweden’s Carl Pettersson produced a six under par 66 while McIlroy’s round was a mix of three birdies on his front nine and a pair over the inward half to join big-hitting American and Tiger Woods management stable mate, Gary Woodland.