McIlroy and Kaymer on tail of leader Canizares

Rory McIlroy and Martin Kaymer began the year battling with each other and that was how it was again today as Ryder Cup qualifying started in Switzerland.

After 12 holes of the Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre in Switzerland the world’s fifth and sixth-ranked players were both four under par, one behind Spaniard Alejandro Canizares.