No meltdown for McIlroy at Valhalla

Rory McIlroy survived a mid-round wobble to keep his objective of back-to-back majors very much alive after the opening round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla last night.

World number one McIlroy, who has won The Open Championship and WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in consecutive starts, began his bid for three victories in a row in Kentucky with a first-round, five-under-par 66.

That leaves the Irishman just one stroke behind 18-hole leaders Lee Westwood of England and American duo Ryan Palmer and Kevin Chappell, all of whom carded six-under 65s on day one of the final Major of the year.