McIlroy leads with a little help from his fans

Rory McIlroy kicked off golf’s final major of the year with a superb five under par 67 at Kiawah Island today – helped rather than hindered by a spectator this time.

The thunderstorms of earlier in the week gave way to dry and boiling hot conditions for the start of the USPGA Championship and players took advantage on the course made famous by the “War on the Shore” Ryder Cup in 1991.