Rory McIlroy | Round 1 Highlights | 2024 Amgen Irish Open

this is game number 30 on the tea the leader in the race to Dubai from Northern Ireland Rory [Applause] maroy will be no lack of support on the home soil for Rory maroy what's he got for us this week now a few of those you might have quite a lot for us great start for meloy he's made short work at the first tremendous hitting well let's see if Rory mroy can earn another 400 for the charitable cause this week make a wish Ireland yes you can [Applause] and maroy with an opening birdie and just one off the lead here at Royal County down what a swing it's just so elegant and Powerful is that Envy or jealousy all of the above superb using the Contours using the wind great spin control looking good as a really nice positive start from meloy just needs to get the flight right and get it chasing has to go low got no choice but he's quite good at the he's normally well done Rory and let me down everyone oo and Oz about mooy's long game but I think his short game especially Bunker play is underrated such a great player around the greens excellent another good up and down from [Applause] mroy just trying to stay out of one of them really everything's kicking left no it is good Rory yeah I mean he knows this course better than anyone and that's just ideal isn't it the back left pin Perfection from Mak looks good he's got that draw going nicely is he overdone this he looks a little concerned some view here this is unbelievable the mountains are mour in the distance yeah what a difference being on The Fairway this is well simple not really simple was it's too hard out here but it couldn't get much with a gap wge 123 got plenty of control on this if you can hold it against the breeze yeah which he does nicely can't quite pick the distance three or four short but that's good from there right Jay you wanted to see drives we came here to see maroy hit drives and he had has absolutely Unleashed one is it straight there where is it where is it I'm not so sure it's it's angles it's it's more mindset and pace of Swing this one's up the hill he three patted after leaving a wedge well short early on today so this is important okay good speed yeah the difficulty is I mean he hits the ball so far because the hands are so fast you know they're so fast with everything and we you get to an 80 yard the hands are still fast so what's what's the difference between Hing at 70 80 or 90 must be very hard with that pace of head speed to to gauge it must be tough but there must be a way to sort it he's come off this a little yeah this is right miles right I'm not sure the hanging around was doing any favors D oh well well he's okay well he's found one of the most beautifully prepared Pathways in all of gulf and there's about 15 of them on this gol of course I'll get a closer of this hopefully in a while my goodness they're a pleasure to walk on and play play from I should say what a touch of luck for mroy never heard anyone get quite quite so excited about Pathways I'm a real here he is he's got a new set of encyclopedias Tom if you want them yeah he buys every newspaper every morning David as well just trying to run this in get a bit of spin on it just like that wonderful wonderful shot from [Applause] mroy it is maoy within two decent crowds out today following Rory they're going to get bigger and bigger as the week progresses we're going to be on early by the way tomorrow morning we're going to bring you the whole of Rory second round at 143 well down the grip on something and holding on for de life for the last three fingers of his left hand or me likey how good is that that's when you've done your homework yeah that dude is pretty good isn't he he's not bad yeah three with down Breeze gets him on that front I think 316 that's doable ball I think they've been very mean to you David indeed always it's the way I like it m Roy could you help with an explanation then Wally no not with David exactly that's always said no chance no idea no chance I thought he was still walk up that hill Oh green side for meloy that's in great shape he's just on the down slope he's a little bit worried they're going to tea off behind actually but he's perfectly pin High pitching on the up slope on you go [Applause] Dom landed that a little bit of a down slope kick forward once again good pitch for mroy I think he'd have puted it closer Dom good Hing Pace there for Rory did everything he was supposed to he back here tomorrow meloy next up again with an iron leads the race the to buy rankings from Tristan Lawrence same deal for mroy bunkers down that right shouldn't be in play it's a wide Fairway that's the safe side Samy good just 17 mroy Second Wind off the right uphill second shot oh brilliant shot from [Applause] maoy Rory hit that wonderful shot in can he pick up his second B already in a row he can oh he has had the best day with the putter but all of a sudden he's only one back you can bet everyone in the field knows where he stands and the power five 18th to come yes yeah High put push draw exactly what you'd expect top face of maoy with a three-wood in hand just a remind that how much power the young man's got well he's not such a young man now is he looks Taylor Made for him high draw not Rory it's safely on and the eagle put will come his way five or so minutes but barely a seat in the house free this would be some moment what a finish this would be for a three [Applause] M I think the thousand plus or so people around the 18th are going to be wishing this one in it is a three birdie finish for Rory mroy and an opening round of 68 mroy one off the lead considerably better than he started here in 2015 when remember he opened up with a round of 80 well done Rory mroy right in the mix to watch another DP world tour video click here and to subscribe click here