BMW PGA Championship 2016: Thursday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

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Published: May 26, 2016

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Joost Luiten, Scott Hend and Y.E. Yang set the clubhouse target on Thursday after each hitting an opening-round 65 to finish the first day of the 2016 BMW PGA Championship at the top of the leaderboard.   

Danny Willett finished on 66 and had to settle for finishing one shot off the leaders, despite being the only player not to hit a bogey on day one at Wentworth Club.

Englishmen Robert Rock and Luke Donald kept pace with the leaders, thanks to rounds of 67 and 68, respectively. Meanwhile, some late struggles undermined Graeme McDowell's efforts to do the same.

Here's what the leaderboard looks like after the opening round:



 

Recap Hend was in superb form, shooting par eight times and hitting seven birdies over the first 14 holes, before trouble struck at the 15th. That was when Hend hit a bogey, but the Australian soon bounced back.

He rebounded in style by finishing one under at the par-four 16. The official European Tour Twitter feed relayed a highlight of the putt that claimed the hole with a shot to spare:



While Hend had begun strongly, Yang slipped to a bogey at the opening hole. But he soon steadied his nerves to hit eight birdies from the next 17 holes in an efficient assault of the course.

After seeing Hend and Yang set the pace early on, Luiten answered with eight birdies from the first 15 holes. It was a remarkable recovery after falling victim to a bogey at the first hole.

But a bogey at the 16th was followed only by par at the 17th before Luiten rescued things with his ninth birdie on the 18th to tie the leaderboard at seven under.

One of the highlights of Willett's day came on the par-four six when he sank a birdie putt in superb fashion. NBC's Golf Channel relayed the stroke:



Shots like this one gave Willett the chance to end the day tied for the lead. He nee...
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