And with no-one better than -1 in the final few groups out on the course, that’s a wrap for today. A fascinating opening day and although scoring was tough there’s a feeling that it’ll only get harder as the week goes on. Is this Rory’s time again? A six-shot advantage over a subdued Scottie Scheffler certainly helps although there’s still an impressive cast-list on page one of the leaderboard. We’ll be back tomorrow to see how it unfolds. Thanks for reading!
DeChambeau makes par at his final hole, the 9th, and signs for a very well-played 3-under 67. So, we have a top five comprising two Americans (Cantlay and DeChambeau) and three Europeans (McIlroy, Åberg and Pavon).
-5: Cantlay (F), McIlroy (F)
-4: Åberg (F)
-3: Pavon (F). DeChambeau (F)
-2: Finau (F), Hatton (F)
