Sung-jae Im holds a single shot lead after a five-under-standard 67 in the first round of the Bosses, with Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry on one-over.

Im checked five birdies – remembering three for a line to begin the round – two intruder and a falcon on the standard five 13.

The South Korean finished the day with a one-stroke lead over Australian Cameron Smith, who completed on four-over after a twofold intruder on the eighteenth.

McIlroy was among the last gathering to kick off their competition and a wavering completion to his round saw him intruder two of the last five openings to complete on one over standard.

Lowry additionally checked a first-cycle 73 after his fortunes swayed fiercely between the thirteenth and fifteenth openings, the Clara star recording a hawk birdie blend prior to checking a twofold intruder seven on the fifteenth in the wake of tracking down the water.

“Ideally that is my terrible balance of the way and ideally I can shoot three preferred adjusts over that,” Lowry told RTÉ Game’s Greg Allen.

“That’s what assuming I do, I figure I’ll in all actuality do approve this week.

“With the conjecture for Friday and Saturday, the course will dry out and that will make it interesting.

“I want to sit back with Bo [Martin] and Neil [Manchip] and take a gander at how the day went. It’s not difficult to remain here and be frustrated with how that completed [double intruder at 15].

“I believe on the off chance that I take a gander at it, I played some truly decent golf in among a couple of awful shots. I got truly rebuffed for the terrible shots.”

Padraig Harrington and Seamus Power are a shot further back after rounds of 74.