The Irish duo opened with four-straight birdies en route to carding an 11-under 61 in Four-ball play on Thursday
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are among four teams tied for the lead after the opening round of the Zurich Classic in New Orleans.
With big prize money up for grabs, the Irish duo opened with four-straight birdies en route to carding an 11-under 61 in Four-ball play on Thursday. The players on the winning team will take home €1.2million each, with €490,000 each going to second place and over €320,000 for third.Speaking after the round, Lowry said: “We both played nice golf.
“We both made some nice birdies and contributed to the team, and I think we’re very happy with the day.” They are joined at the top of the leaderboard by the pairings of Ryan Brehm-Mark Hubbard, Ben Kohles-Patton Kizzire and Aaron Rai-David Lipsky.McIlroy previously said that he had approached Lowry about teaming up for this year’s edition of the PGA Tour’s only team event, having previously resisted repeated overtures from two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson.
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