Danny Willett blows hot and cold at Wentworth

Masters champion Danny Willett experienced a mixture of the sublime and the ridiculous as he claimed a share of the lead with a remarkable 68 in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

Danny Willett blows hot and cold at Wentworth

Following a flawless 66 in his first round in England since winning his maiden major title at Augusta, Willett raced to the turn in a tournament-record of 29 thanks to six birdies in seven holes from the third.

At that stage the world number nine enjoyed a five-shot lead and was on course to break the 36-hole scoring record of 13 under par, but dropped his first shot of the week on the 10th and also bogeyed the 15th, 16th and 17th to come home in 39.

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