McIlroy leads after strong start in Shanghai

Rory McIlroy made a superb start to his bid for a record £1.25m (€1.41m) jackpot at the Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters as he fired an eight-under-par 64 today.

The US Open champion was playing in a group alongside Lee Westwood, with whom McIlroy shared a manager – Andrew ’Chubby’ Chandler – until recently moving to join Ryder Cup partner Graeme McDowell at Dublin-based Horizon.