Golf-Baldwin leads BMW PGA Championship, McIlroy snaps club


  • Golf
  • Friday, 20 Sep 2024

Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Britain - September 19, 2024 England's Matthew Baldwin reacts after a birdie on the 18th to finish the first round on -7 to take the club house lead Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

LONDON (Reuters) - England's Matthew Baldwin eclipsed a powerful field to lead the BMW PGA Championship by one stroke after the first round at Wentworth on Thursday.

Baldwin signed for a seven-under round of 65 to top the leaderboard from Denmark's Niklas Norgaard and Belgium's Thomas Detry who carded six-under rounds.

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