GOLF: PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON shot a three-under-par 69 in the opening round of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte yesterday.
The Dubliner followed a bogey on the par-four fifth with four birdies in seven holes to enjoy a strong start to the tournament in North Carolina.
Americans Jonathan Byrd and David Toms were the surprise clubhouse leaders on six-under-par.
World number two Kaymer is six shots back after an inconsistent first round where four birdies on the front nine were interspersed with two bogeys.
The German finished with a two-under-par 70 along with Anthony Kim, who followed up an eagle at the seventh with two birdies and two bogeys.
Rory McIlroy is back in America for the first time since the US Masters to defend the title he won in Charlotte last year, but the opening round has not gone according to plan – with five bogeys and just two birdies leaving him with 73 and a lot of ground to make up in today’s second round.
