Rory McIlroy made a superb start to his bid for the Shanghai Masters at Lake Malaren as he fired an eight under par 64 today.
Northern Ireland’s US Open Champion produced an impressive bogey-free round gave him a one shot lead, with American Hunter Mahan his closest challenger.
Paul Casey, Ian Poulter and Padraig Harrington shared third place, three off the lead, after rounds of 67, with American Anthony Kim and China’s Li Chao carding 68s.
Lee Westwood finished on 69, which positioned him level with John Daly, Robert Karlsson, Y E Yang and Retief Goosen, while Colin Montgomerie was one further adrift, along with South Africans Charl Schwartzel and Louis Oosthuizen.
