BMW Championship: Lowry's Route 66 as McIlroy makes 'pedestrian' start 

Shane Lowry birdies 18 to post an opening round of 66 at the DP World Tour's flagship event at Wentworth

ROUTE 66: Ireland's Shane Lowry begins his BMW challenge at Wentworth with an opening 66.

IRISH pair Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy have got off to a promising start to the BMW Championship at Wentworth. 

Shane Lowry is best placed after a six-birdie, bogey-free round of 66 (-6) to lie two shots behind early day one leader Tommy Fleetwood, who carded an 8-under-par 64 to set a testing clubhouse target.