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Matt Majendie

Rory McIlroy leads PGA Championship after best opening round to a Major for 11 years

Rory McIlroy credited his final round surge at Augusta for leading on day one of the PGA Championship with his best opening round to a Major for 11 years.

Not since the 2011 US Open, which he won by eight strokes, has McIlroy enjoyed such a good start to one of golf’s big four as he carded a five-under par round of 65.

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