Rory McIlroy bounces back from shaky start to get US PGA title bid back on track

Rory McIlroy, right, walks up to the 13th green with Brooks Koepka. Picture: Matt York

Rory McIlroy bounced back from a shaky start as he got his bid for a second US PGA Championship victory at Kiawah Island under way.

McIlroy, who won by eight shots on the Ocean Course in South Carolina in 2012, was among the early starters on Thursday and had been installed as the pre-tournament favourite following his recent victory at Quail Hollow.