USPGA Championship Round One
See a host of images as Lee Westwood, Rory McIlroy and Henrik Stenson were among the pace setters during round one of the USPGA Championship.
Lee Westwood, Rory McIlroy and Henrik Stenson were among the pace setters during round one of the USPGA Championship.
Rory McIlroy fights back to shoot five-under-par, despite double bogeying the 10th and bogeying the 11th during USPGA Championship Round One at Valhalla Golf Club.
Lee Westwood leads the field after shooting an impressive six-under 65, despite starting with a double bogey.
Kevin Chappell joins the Englishman on six-under thanks to a round of six birdies and no bogeys.
Ryan Palmer is also in a tie for the lead after coming home in five-under-par, after he went out one-under.
Man in form Jim Furyk heads the challengers one shot back, shooting a five-under 66, thanks chiefly to a four-under-par front nine.
Henrik Stenson joined the Furyk and McIlroy group on five-under, just one back from Westwood's lead, thanks to a 16-foot birdie putt on the 18th.
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One man with a lot of work to do is Tiger Woods, whose opening round of 74 leaves him nine back from the leaders, and in need of a good second round just to make the cut.
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