McIlroy makes strong start

Rory McIlroy got his USPGA Championship debut off to a strong start at Hazeltine National as Padraig Harrington and Tiger Woods renewed their duel on the first morning of the final major of the year.

McIlroy makes strong start

Rory McIlroy got his USPGA Championship debut off to a strong start at Hazeltine National as Padraig Harrington and Tiger Woods renewed their duel on the first morning of the final major of the year.

McIlroy, 20, opened with a birdie at the par-four 10th hole to get off to a flying start on a warm but overcast morning in Minnesota and he found himself atop a very early leaderboard at three under par.

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