FedEx play-offs: Hole in one helps Kirk to flying start, McIlroy two-under

Rory McIlroy headed off for a game of tennis after a 68 which included an eagle and two birdies.
FedEx play-offs: Hole in one helps Kirk to flying start, McIlroy two-under
Chris Kirk hits from a bunker on the 18th hole (Mark Humphrey/AP)

Justin Rose continued his improved finish to the season as Chris Kirk grabbed the early lead in the opening leg of the FedEx Cup play-offs.

Kirk had a hole in one at the 16th en route to 64 in the sweltering opening round of the FedEx St Jude Championship in Memphis, a round which would have been better without a bogey on the 18th.

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