McKibbin one off lead in Delhi with McIlroy in contention

Tom McKibbin is one shot off the lead and Rory McIlroy three further back after a weather-disrupted opening day of the DP World India Championship. Rory McIlroy and Tom McKibbin are among the players who completed their first rounds -6 N Norgaard (Den); -5 T McKibbin (NI), E Chacarra (Spa), T Detry (Bel); -4 S Jamieson (Sco), R MacIntyre (Sco), E Ferguson (Sco), O Prakash Chouhan (Ind), M Armitage (Eng), A Meronk (Pol) (5*); -3 B Robinson Thompson (Eng), H Townsend (Swe) Selected others: -2 R McIlroy (NI), T Fleetwood (Eng); Level J Rose (Eng), L Donald (Eng); +3 S Lowry (Ire) *Denotes number of holes played before play ended on day one Tom McKibbin sat one shot off the lead, with fellow Northern Ireland player Rory McIlroy a further three shots back, after a severely weather-disrupted opening day of the DP World India Championship in New Delhi.
Denmark's Niklas Norgaard topped the leaderboard on day one after a six-under-par round of 66 which included an eagle, six birdies and two bogeys at the Delhi Golf Club. McKibbin, Spaniard Eugenio Chacarra and Belgian Thomas Detry all reached five under as they completed their opening rounds. Play was suspended because of lightning shortly after 06:30 BST, and did not resume until five hours later, leaving many of the field unable to
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