Rory McIlroy has the first round lead at the PGAs event in Mexico City
Rory McIlroy nearly made a hole-in-one on the same short par 4 that Tiger Woods hit his first shot out-of-bounds.
McIlroy kept right on rolling to an 8-under 63 for a one-shot lead Thursday in the Mexico Championship.
Woods opened with a double bogey and salvaged his round with an even-par 71.
McIlroy wound up with a one-shot lead over Dustin Johnson.
Justin Thomas, who lost in a playoff last year to Phil Mickelson, and Matt Kuchar were at 66.
Meanwhile, Tiger Woods is skipping the PGA's Honda Classic next week but says he will play the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill the following week, a tournament he has won eight times.