McIlroy gets off to decent start in Turkey

Rory McIlroy needed just three holes to discover his game was still in excellent shape on the first day of the inaugural Turkish Airlines World Golf Final today.

McIlroy revealed yesterday that he had not touched a club since the Ryder Cup came to such a thrilling climax at Medinah nine days ago, admitting he would have to get to the PGA Sultan course at Antalya Golf Club a little earlier than usual “to hit a few balls and see if it’s still there”.