He's five shots off the lead, however.
Offaly's Shane Lowry is best of the Irish at the BMW PGA Championship.
He's on three-under par heading into day two at Wentworth.
Denmark's Marcus Helligkilde is the leader, on eight-under par.
He's two shots clear and doesn't tee off until ten-past-two this afternoon.
Rory McIlroy is on level par, Tom McKibbin is out on course from two-over shortly before 8am, while Padraig Harrington is back on six-over-par.
Offaly Hurlers Named In Fitzgibbon Cup Team Of The Year
Adam Screeney and Liam Hoare enjoyed impressive campaigns for their colleges.
Westmeath Claim Opening Round Win In Leinster Minor Football Championship
Three goals in the space of five minutes gave the Lake County the win.
Penalty Shootout Heartache Breaks Irish Hearts In Prague
Czechia are now just 90 minutes away from a spot at this year's World Cup.
Kerry A Big And Strong Challenge For Laois - Enda Lyons
The two sides meet in the Division Two hurling final this weekend.
Ireland In Czechia For Crucial World Cup Play Off
A win will move Ireland to within 90 minutes of the World Cup in North America.
NHL: Division Two Title The Goal For Laois This Weekend
Laois won the corresponding fixture earlier in the campaign.
Athlone Town On The Road In Women's Premier Division
Athlone are looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the season.
Shane Lowry Begins Houston Open Hunt This Afternoon
The Offaly man is continuing to build ahead of the Masters in two weeks.
Laois Begin U20 Leinster Football Championship With Defeat
Longford proved to strong for the O'Moore County.
Scheffler Drops Out As Lowry Searches For Form
The Offaly golfer is coming off the back of consecutive missed cuts.
Westmeath U20s Opener Postponed
The Lake County were scheduled to face Louth in Mullingar
Jack Carty Asked To Remain At Connacht Coaching
The Athlone man announced he's set to retire this summer.
Laois And Offaly Open Minor Championship In Defeat
Westmeath's meeting with Longford was postponed until Thursday.
Offaly Managers Point To 'Unprecedented" Injuries In Seventh Straight Loss
Offaly had already lost Division Two status before a 2-22 to 18 point loss to Meath.
Midlands Counties Enjoy Comfortable Minor Hurling Wins
Laois and Offaly were in action in Portlaoise and Carlow over the weekend.
Leinster Minor Football Championship Throws In
Laois, Offaly, and Westmeath are all in action this evening.
Comprehensive Mayo Win Not Enough For Westmeath
Kerry's victory over Meath ensured their promotion from Division Two.
"The Lads Deserve Enormous Credit" - Laois Surpass Expectations Against Down
Laois ended Down's winning run in Newry on Sunday.
Laois Set For Portlaoise League Final
Laois play Kerry in O'Moore Park this Saturday.
Athlone Fall To Defeat In League Of Ireland
Ian Ryan's side went down 2-0 to Treaty United.
