Rory McIlroy is level-par for the tournament.
DEFENDING CHAMPION SHANE Lowry is three-under after his opening round at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
Rory McIlroy struggled to a level-par 72, thanks to a birdie on the last. He birdied the 7th and 13th, but bogeys arrived on the 1st, 14th and 15th in his opening round. Padraig Harrington finished six-over and Tom McKibbin is three-over after 14.Of the players still in action, 2022 US Open champions Matt Fitzpatrick has made a storming start and is five-under after 11. Danny Willett is six-under after 12 and Adrian Meronk is five-under after 12.
Aberg only turned professional in June after a stellar amateur career, but won the final Ryder Cup qualifying event in Switzerland and was given a wild card by Europe captain Luke Donald the following day. However, the 23-year-old responded with a birdie on the last to card an opening four-under-par 68, with Hovland returning a 69 and McIlroy struggling to a level-par 72.
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