Overview

• Matt Fitzpatrick, Jacob Skov Olesen, Haotong Li, Harry English and Christiaan Bezuidenhout each posted four-under 67 to share the first-round lead.
• Rory McIlroy opened with a one-under 70 and sits three strokes behind the leaders in his home nation.
• World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler delivered a three-under 68 to sit one stroke off the lead in a tie for third place.
• Bryson DeChambeau’s seven-over 78 leaves him at risk of missing the cut in the tournament’s 36-hole format.
• Germany’s Stephan Jäger leads his countrymen with a one-over 72, tied for 46th, as he fights to reach the weekend rounds.