Golf-Fleetwood, Hovland share lead as storm clouds loom at BMW PGA Championship


  • Golf
  • Thursday, 08 Sep 2022

Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Golf Club, Virginia Water, Britain - September 8, 2022 Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy during the first round Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

LONDON (Reuters) -Stormy weather provided a fitting backdrop for the opening round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on Thursday where players on both sides of golf's bitter power struggle were in action on the soggy fairways.

The flagship tournament of the DP World Tour (formerly the European Tour) has been overshadowed by the presence of 17 golfers who have signed up for the divisive LIV Tour -- the Saudi-backed series rocking golf's status quo.

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