Rory McIlroy shoots 5-under 65 | Round 1 | Genesis Scottish Open | 2023

In the opening round of the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open, Rory McIlroy carded a 5-under 65, placing him at T8 and just three strokes off the lead heading into Friday.

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The PGA TOUR heads to Scotland this week for the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club. This is the third straight year the PGA TOUR will co-sanction the event with the DP World Tour, with around 75 pros from both tours competing. Rory McIlroy returns to defend his title and looks to become the first ever back-to-back winner of the event. The Northern Irishman has claimed T15 or better in his previous six starts on the PGA TOUR, including victory at Quail Hollow two months ago. Xander Schauffele also tees it up this week. The 2022 Scottish Open champion has 11 top-10 finishes in 16 events this year, as well as claiming his first major at the PGA Championship. Collin Morikawa is also in Scotland this week. In seven events since claiming T3 at the Masters, he’s made T16 or better, including T4 at the PGA Championship. He also finished solo third here in 2022 and T6 last year. Others to look out for include Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Åberg, Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Thomas.

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[Applause] it really is an absolute beautiful day for playing hardly any Breeze at all maoy ripping that right up in the air well what a shot from Rory there very unlucky how it’s lying for him melroy meanwhile [Applause] ferari wouldn’t you just know it and Rory mroy begins the defense of his just Scottish open title with a birdie at his very first hole that looked a good Rhythm from Rory oh bad bounce yeah some of the highlights from earlier today the defending champ Rory mooy here at 14 for birdie [Music] Frank high right shoulder indicates it’s a little right but is it coming back well needs a line pretty sparse up there yeah that’s okay for that’s on the that’s left of the left edge of the green so it’s right of that he wants to be yeah s that crane crane that’s the word I’m looking for I knew you were looking for that word you found we found it thanks mate I you know it’s like when you get old some words you just can’t get beautifully [Applause] played and Glory mroy moves it back on the [Applause] par there close call at Pinehurst so back at it trying to win again go back to back here made the turn after playing the back nine first the Approach at the first couple of different ways to get here you can use that back stop roll it all the way down down wind 30 number four today for Ry mroy so he gets it to two under along side McIntyre and one of two others three shots off the lead 330 to a bunker on the on the left hand side but you really got to shape it left to right right need some luck need some luck he’s got it he’s got the luck got through the trees that’s fine there’s no problem about reaching at all now it’s going a little right oh well that could have been a lot worse couldn’t it could have gone in the bunker could have kicked right could have done anything and as it happens he’s not too bad there maoy especially in the early going how about the third par five not a breath of wind and his first Eagle since the US Open has last start that’s a great chance isn’t it straight up the hill what a start to the back nine for Rory mroy Birdie Park Eagle birdie and mroy is now tied for the lead I used to play that as a layup when I played the opens there Jamie yes oh that was a nice thought from Rory well that’s straight at it oh is it ever is it ever from Rory mroy last a play of the three come on Rory finish with a good swing is he eying that one up and down he is he is oh br hardest on the golf course scared the H but it is a par for Rory mooy so a 65 in the opening round as the defending champion and I think as you say Jamie lot of questions at the start of the week thanks for watching the PJ Tour on YouTube for more videos click here to subscribe click here