AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Rory McIlroy is enjoying his first visit to New Orleans — on and off the course.
McIlroy and Shane Lowry shot an 11-under 61 in fourball play Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour’s only team event.
The Irish duo shared the lead with the teams of Ryan Brehm-Mark Hubbard, Ben Kohles-Patton Kizzire and Aaron Rai-David Lipsky.
Davis Thompson-Andrew Novak, Thomas Detry-Robert MacIntyre and Cameron Champ-M.J. Daffue were at 62 Twenty teams were 9 under or better on a crowded leaderboard at TPC of Louisiana.
McIlroy’s introduction to New Orleans included a sampling of crab beignets from popular restaurant Le Petit Grocery on Wednesday night, a meal he shared with Lowry. On Thursday, they feasted on the Pete Dye layout, birdieing their first four holes.
“I’ve had a wonderful time so far,” McIlroy said. “I’ve only been here a couple of days but we’re staying downtown. It’s a cool city, great food scene.”
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
New York special election will fill vacancy in Congress created by resignation of Democrat HigginsAI data training supported by domestic chips, supercomputersNevin homers in 2nd straight game, A’s beat Pirates 5Binance founder Changpeng Zhao faces sentencing; US seeks 3Japan's yen falls to its weakest since 1990 against the dollarHelen Flanagan's exThunder brushed off questions about youth, inexperience, in firstMicrosoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in IndonesiaRays thwart Brewers' ninthHow major US stock indexes fared Monday, 4/29/2024
3.0029s , 6502.8984375 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry share lead in team event at TPC of Louisiana ,World Wave news portal