Irish fail to fire on day one at Oak Hill 

OPENING DAY WOES: Shane Lowry, of Ireland, hits from the rough on the 13th hole during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Oak Hill Country Club. Pic: AP Photo/Seth Wenig

After a nearly two-hour frost-delayed start, Ireland’s trio of early starters went out in an Irish early wave and never got very warm in Thursday’s first round.

Rory McIlroy salvaged a 1-over 71, while Pádraig Harrington scrambled his way to a 2-over 72 and Shane Lowry was frustrated after a bogey on his last hole left him 3-over 73.