SCOTS AMONG JOINT LEADERS AS EIGHT SCORE FOUR-UNDER 68
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Ernie Els carded a four under par 68 on the opening morning of the BMW PGA Championship to be part of an eight-way tie for the clubhouse lead.
The South African, charged with toughening up the West Course at Wentworth Club in recent years after winning seven Match Play titles at the venue, reached six under through 13 holes but bogeyed the 14th and 15th.
He was joined on four under by compatriot George Coetzee, Scotland’s Marc Warren, England’s Robert Rock and Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger. Later additions on the 68 mark were Scotland's Scott Jamieson, Mark F Haastrup (Denmark) and Kenneth Ferrie from North-east England.
World Number One Rory McIlroy found himself six strokes behind after a two over par 74 which included going out of bounds "by an inch" at the long 12th.
McIlroy opened with a 76 last year - that put him 12 adrift of eventual winner Luke Donald - and said: "It was a bit of deja vu.
"Four bogeys in five holes around the turn was very disappointing. I feel like I'm playing pretty well and I've just got to go and shoot the scores."
Out on the course, Ireland's Peter Lawrie was off to a real flyer - an eagle at the fourth like McIlroy and birdies on the second, fifth and sixth to be five under and leader by one.
Defending champion Luke Donald was among the later starters as he tried to join Sir Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie as the only men to retain the trophy. Marc Warren birdied the par five last from ten feet to set the target of 68, four under, and said: "Conditions were perfect and it was nice to be out first."
He was in the joint lead for only a few minutes as Els had his fifth birdie on the 12th.
McIlroy, on the other hand, had his third successive bogey at the short tenth, missing from six feet, and then hit his second shot out of bounds on the 12th.
It resulted in a bogey 6 and at two over he was seven adrift of the man alongside him.
Westwood bogeyed the 11th following a poor drive but almost eagled the next from 30 feet, and with another birdie from ten feet on the 13th climbed to one under.
EARLY FIRST-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 72
68 Marc Warren (Scotland), George Coetzee (South Africa), Robert Rock (England), Ernie Els (South Africa0< Bernd Wiesb erger (Switzerland), Kenneth Ferrie (England), Mark F Haastrup (Denmark), Scott Jamieson (Scotland).
SELECTED SCORES
69 Paul Lawrie (Scotland), Richie Ramsay (Scotland)
72 Stephen Gallacher (Scotland), George Murray (Scotland)
73 Greig Hutcheon (Scotland).
77 David Patrick (Scotland)), Scott Drummond (Scotland).
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Peter Lawrie remained five under to the turn, which he reached in just 30 strokes, and although Donald birdied three of the first six playing partner Justin Rose was going even better.
At four under after seven the World Number Ten was part of a ten-way tie for second, one behind Lawrie.
Ernie Els carded a four under par 68 on the opening morning of the BMW PGA Championship to be part of an eight-way tie for the clubhouse lead.
The South African, charged with toughening up the West Course at Wentworth Club in recent years after winning seven Match Play titles at the venue, reached six under through 13 holes but bogeyed the 14th and 15th.
He was joined on four under by compatriot George Coetzee, Scotland’s Marc Warren, England’s Robert Rock and Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger. Later additions on the 68 mark were Scotland's Scott Jamieson, Mark F Haastrup (Denmark) and Kenneth Ferrie from North-east England.
World Number One Rory McIlroy found himself six strokes behind after a two over par 74 which included going out of bounds "by an inch" at the long 12th.
McIlroy opened with a 76 last year - that put him 12 adrift of eventual winner Luke Donald - and said: "It was a bit of deja vu.
"Four bogeys in five holes around the turn was very disappointing. I feel like I'm playing pretty well and I've just got to go and shoot the scores."
Out on the course, Ireland's Peter Lawrie was off to a real flyer - an eagle at the fourth like McIlroy and birdies on the second, fifth and sixth to be five under and leader by one.
Defending champion Luke Donald was among the later starters as he tried to join Sir Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie as the only men to retain the trophy. Marc Warren birdied the par five last from ten feet to set the target of 68, four under, and said: "Conditions were perfect and it was nice to be out first."
He was in the joint lead for only a few minutes as Els had his fifth birdie on the 12th.
McIlroy, on the other hand, had his third successive bogey at the short tenth, missing from six feet, and then hit his second shot out of bounds on the 12th.
It resulted in a bogey 6 and at two over he was seven adrift of the man alongside him.
Westwood bogeyed the 11th following a poor drive but almost eagled the next from 30 feet, and with another birdie from ten feet on the 13th climbed to one under.
EARLY FIRST-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 72
68 Marc Warren (Scotland), George Coetzee (South Africa), Robert Rock (England), Ernie Els (South Africa0< Bernd Wiesb erger (Switzerland), Kenneth Ferrie (England), Mark F Haastrup (Denmark), Scott Jamieson (Scotland).
SELECTED SCORES
69 Paul Lawrie (Scotland), Richie Ramsay (Scotland)
72 Stephen Gallacher (Scotland), George Murray (Scotland)
73 Greig Hutcheon (Scotland).
77 David Patrick (Scotland)), Scott Drummond (Scotland).
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Peter Lawrie remained five under to the turn, which he reached in just 30 strokes, and although Donald birdied three of the first six playing partner Justin Rose was going even better.
At four under after seven the World Number Ten was part of a ten-way tie for second, one behind Lawrie.
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