Shane Lowry Leads in India with a 64, Rory McIlroy Leaves Driver Out of the Bag and Shoots 69
Shane Lowry posted a bogey-free 64 to lead by one shot, with Keita Nakajima close behind and Rory McIlroy five shots off the pace.
- On Thursday, Shane Lowry shot a bogey-free 64 to lead the first round of the DP World India Championship at Delhi Golf Club, sitting eight under-par.
- Lowry said, `We all had a great time and we all played pretty good, and I just rolled off a few more birdies than they did on the back nine` after running off five straight birdies on the back nine at Delhi Golf Club.
- Rory McIlroy left his driver in the locker and used two-iron through four-iron with a five-wood as backup, carding six birdies but three bogeys to finish three-under 69.
- He leads by one shot from Japan's Keita Nakajima, who posted a 65, while Tommy Fleetwood and Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald sit four back at four under after rounds of 68.
- After missing the cut at the Spanish Open last week, Shane Lowry returns strong as Rory McIlroy faces a closing-season stretch including Abu Dhabi Championship, DP World Tour Championship and Australian Open.
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Gangjee Lands an Eagle to Lie Fourth as Lowry Fires Bogey-free 64 to Lead DP World India Championship
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. That shot ensured there were at least two Indians in the Top-10 at the end of the first day at the 4 million US Dollars golfing extravaganza. Gangjee, with a 5-under 67, was tied fourth, as the 2019 Open winner Shane Lowry reeled off five birdies in a row on the back nine to post an opening 64 and lead by one shot after the first round. Japan's Keita Nakajima (65) was second, as per a press …
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