Rory McIlroy lost the club head on his 9-iron and then lost the lead by going out of bounds on the last hole in shooting an eventful 5-under 67 in the first round of the BMW PGA Championship.

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.

Rory McIlroy, Robert MacIntyre and Shane Lowry all card opening-round 67s at Wentworth to sit two strokes behind leader Matthew Baldwin on seven under; defending champion Ryan Fox starts with a one-under 71;

Matthew Baldwin produced a flawless seven under par round of 65 to lead the BMW PGA Championship by one shot at Wentworth Club. The Englishman may have started the day under the radar at the third Rolex Series tournament of the 2024 DP World Tour season,

Our Matt Cooper, a mid-handicap golfer, takes on the challenge of Wentworth's iconic West Course, home to the BMW PGA Championship.

BMW PGA Championship purse is $9 million, with the winner's share at $1,530,000 -- the standard 17 percent payout according to the European Tour's prize money distribution chart. The BMW PGA Championship field is headed by Rory McIlroy,

This week, the BMW PGA Championship will be held in England as some of the top players tee it up. Here is all the information.