McIlroy feels he can go lower after carding 67 on day one
After an effortless opening round of five-under that left him just one behind early pace-setter Trevor Fisher Jr‚ Rory McIlroy sounded an ominous warning on Thursday. "I’m pleased with 67 but I feel if conditions are like that for the rest of the week I can definitely go lower‚" he said. Earlier in the day (at 7.10am to be exact) the 10th fairway was lined with fans when McIlroy teed off in the first round of the SA Open. The masses came to see the former world No1 (now No2) — and the four-time Major winner didn’t disappoint. His round included seven birdies and two back-to-back bogeys on the par four fourth and fifth holes. It also featured a monster 392-yard (627m) drive on the first hole that had onlookers gushing. He shares second place with South Africans Thomas Aiken and Dean Burmeister. Aiken showed no cobwebs after a five-week lay-off over the festive season. "I prepared for a week for this event but last year was a long year," Aiken said. "A lot of travel and I felt pretty ...
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