Inspired Willett sets the pace at Irish Open


  • Golf
  • Friday, 20 May 2016

Golf - Dubai Duty Free Irish Open - The K Club, County Kildare, Ireland - 19/5/16 England's Danny Willett celebrates his birdie at the 18th hole during the first round Action Images via Reuters / Paul Childs

(Reuters) - U.S. Masters champion Danny Willett conjured up eight birdies in a sparkling first-round 65 to lead the Irish Open by two strokes from Rory McIlroy on Thursday.

The British world number nine, who missed the cut in last week's Players' Championship on his first appearance since winning the year's first major, dropped only one shot at the K-Club on the outskirts of Dublin.

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