Mcilroy Five Shots Off Lead At Truist Championship

Truist Championship first information leaderboard

-9 K Mitchell (US); -8 D McCarthy (US); -7 C Morikawa (US), S Straka (Aut), A Bhatia (US), R Fowler;

Selected others

-6 S Lowry (Ire); -5 A Rai (Eng); -4 R McIlroy (NI); -2 T Fleetwood (Eng), M Fitzpatrick (Eng); E J Rose (Eng)

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Rory McIlroy began his warm-up for adjacent week's US PGA Championship by finishing nan first information of nan Truist Championship successful Philadelphia 5 shots down leader Kieth Mitchell.

McIlroy - past year's victor and a four-time champion astatine nan arena - recorded six birdies and 2 bogeys arsenic he carded a four-under-par 66 astatine nan Wissahickon Golf Course.

The 36-year-old, who completed nan profession Grand Slam pinch a thrilling triumph complete Justin Rose astatine past month's Masters, ended nan time tied successful 25th alongside 9 different players.

American Mitchell tops nan leaderboard having vanished connected a nine-under-par 61 - 1 changeable up of compatriot Denny McCarthy.

Mitchell parred nan first 5 holes but sewage amended arsenic nan time wore connected pinch a tally of 4 consecutive birdies coming towards nan extremity of his round.

McIlroy said this week he has "nothing but affirmative vibes" arsenic he approaches adjacent week's US PGA Championship aft ending his agelong hold for a 5th major.

He is simply a erstwhile victor of nan arena successful 2014 - nan past awesome he won earlier triumph astatine Augusta National past month.