RORY McILROY STARTS WLL WITH A SIX-UNDER 66 AT SAWGRASS

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Rory McIlroy hit a career-best six-under-par 66 at Sawgrass in the first round of the Players Championship today.

The world number two trails early leader Roberto Castro, who equalled the course record with a 63, by three.
"It's my best score around this course by a long way," he said. "I kept my ball in play for the most part and didn't make any stupid mistakes."
World number one Tiger Woods and former Masters champion Bubba Watson were among the late starters in Florida. 
Woods was six under par after 16 holes.
Masters champion Adam Scott had a 69.  Two-time major champion McIlroy has never made the cut or even broken par at The Players Championship before.
McIlroy said: "When you hit the shots, it seems very simple.
"I had a lot of good shots out there, a lot of iron shots that were 12, 15 feet away from the pin and I got myself a lot of looks for birdies.
"I adopted maybe more of a conservative strategy off the tee this year. But once you put your ball in the fairway that means you can be more aggressive into the greens. So it sort of balances itself out."