{"id":257293,"date":"2022-10-21T04:47:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T04:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/rory-mcilroy-finishes-one-shot-off-lead-as-he-strives-to-defend-cj-cup-title\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T19:00:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T19:00:54","slug":"rory-mcilroy-finishes-one-shot-off-lead-as-he-strives-to-defend-cj-cup-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/rory-mcilroy-finishes-one-shot-off-lead-as-he-strives-to-defend-cj-cup-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy finishes one shot off lead as he strives to defend CJ Cup title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rory McIlroy finished one shot behind the lead at the first round of the CJ Cup golf tournament at Congaree Golf Club in South Carolina on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Irishman ended the day on 66, while Gary Woodland and Trey Mullinax shared the lead with a 65.<\/p>\n<p>Mullinax and Woodland both ran off three birdies early. Mullinax already was seven under through 12 holes when his birdies dried up.<\/p>\n<p><!-- EMBED START Twitter --><\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Having fun while playing well &#129304;<\/p>\n<p>Matching 66s for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joohyungkim0621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoohyungKim0621<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McIlroyRory?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@McIlroyRory<\/a> in their first competitive round teeing it up together.<\/p>\n<p>They both sit one shot off the lead <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CJCupSC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CJCUPSC<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3HAGFcPt2W\">pic.twitter.com\/3HAGFcPt2W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGATOUR\/status\/1583246689124556805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/figure>\n<p><!-- EMBED END Twitter --><\/p>\n<p>Woodland finished with two birdies.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea&rsquo;s Tom Kim went birdie-for-birdie with McIlroy for much of the day, with the 20-year-old ultimately finishing on 67, one shot behind the Northern Irishman.<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy was ranked 14th in the world before his victory in Las Vegas last year, but has since recorded two further wins and 12 other top-10 finishes to get within striking distance of world number one Scottie Scheffler.<\/p>\n<p>Scheffler tried to hold off McIlroy, switching putters but had two birdies and two bogeys for a 71.<\/p>\n<p>Rickie Fowler, who had the 54-hole lead in Japan last week, fell back early when he four-putted from 20 feet on the fourth hole. 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