‘It was amazing’: Wiffen-fan McIlroy gets his Olympics underway with mixed round

The Team Ireland golfer played in a group that contained three of the top four ranked players in the world.

SOLID START: Rory McIlroy, of Ireland, reacts to the crowd after putting on the 5th green. Pic: George Walker IV, AP

Rory McIlroy is in medal contention after he fired a three-under opening-round at the Paris 2024 Olympics to sit five shots off leader Hideki Matsuyama.

Returning to the scene of the 2018 Ryder Cup, McIlroy enjoyed a solid start, bouncing back from a bogey on the par-three second to birdie the third and fifth.