It was an early start for fans as Tom McKibbin's tee time on Thursday is scheduled for 5:01am (Irish Time), while McIlroy is expected to tee off at 5:23am (Irish Time).
Shane Lowry’s round began at 7:50 (Irish Time). The Offaly-man is paired with Ryder Cup teammates Tommy Fleetwood and Robert MacIntyre.
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Ahead of this week’s event, Rory McIlroy said he wants to be ‘Europe’s best ever’ ahead of chasing his third DP World Tour title. “I would like to go down as the most successful European of all time.”
“I’m very proud to be from Europe and have sort of played on this tour and played on this tour consistently,” McIlroy said. “I just think of the greats of European golf that I grew up watching, whether it was [Nick] Faldo or (Ian Woosnam) or [Bernhard] Langer or just sort of the heyday of the European Tour in the ’90s.”
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