Arnold Palmer Invitational: Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry make the early progress on Bay Hill in Florida

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry overcame the difficult conditions for me to mention after the first round of Arnold Palmer Invitational on Bay Hill, Florida.

Irish Lowry Carted three below 69 to run second with American Keegan Bradley, Canadian Corey Conners and southern Africa Christiaan Bezuidenhout.

The World No 2 McIlroy, ended with 70, three shots at the top of Wyndham Clark’s water spar, which has put three birds in the last six holes that have ended at five under 67.

However, powerful winds limited scoring with Lowry and McIlroy that they both dropped a shot 18, but Clark managed to find their rhythm despite the weather conditions, hitting three birds in the last six holes to take the lead with two goals in five.

English Justin Rose was briefly in leadership on the front nine, but pushed his T -shirt out of the borders and showed a double deadline and is together with McIlroy on the water board.

The World Champion and Defender of Scottie Scheffler announced 71, while Justin Thomas was able to make a return after suffered two double goods in his four holes.

Government, Open Champion Xander Schauffel, lowered six shots into the top 10 holes of his circle to make one hit better than Rose.

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