Rory McIlroy carded an eight under 64 in the first round of the BMW Championship on Thursday to take a share of the lead in Baltimore.
The Northern Irishman, who is aiming to qualify for the Tour Championship, hit four birdies on his front nine before an eagle on the 16th put him right at the top of the leaderboard with US Open champion Jon Rahm and Sam Burns.
Four-time major winner McIlroy currently lies in 28th in the FedEx Cup rankings with only the top 30 going to Atlanta next week.
Former Masters champion Sergio Garcia is one shot off the lead after a bogey-free round of 65, while 18 players carded rounds of 67 or less in the opening round.
Shane Lowry is one-under after a 71 that sees him in a tie for 47th with England’s Lee Westwood.
