The Open Champion shot a four under par 66 today.
Offaly's Open Champion Shane Lowry carded a 66 to leave him in a tie for 13th on four under par after his opening round of the Travelers Championship.
That leaves him six off the current leader, Canada's Mackenzie Hughes, who carded an amazing round of 60 to top the leaderboard on 10 under.
Earlier in the day, Rory McIlroy shot a 7 under par round of 63 to leave him in second place, three shots off the Canadian.
Portlaoise Panthers Suffer Home Defeat In Women's Super League
Panthers remain on six points.
Buccaneers Suffer Heavy Defeat Away To Navan
Navan scored six tries.
NFL: Laois Were Superior Than Us In The Second Half - Mark McHugh
Westmeath face Limerick in their next match.
NHL: Promotion Within Touching Distance For Laois
Laois have won all four of their games so far.
Athlone Town Remain Unbeaten In First Division
Ian Ryan's side claimed a draw at home to Wexford.
Draw Made For Laois Senior Club Championships
The championships will get underway later this year.
Grainne Walsh Wins Bronze At Strandja Memorial Tournament
It follows on from her bronze medal that she secured at the World Boxing Championships.
NHL: Laois Too Strong For Westmeath In Division Two
Westmeath suffered their first defeat of the campaign.
Clinical Offaly Claim First Win In National Camogie League
Laois and Westmeath suffered defeats in Division 2A.
NHL: Relegation From Division 1A Confirmed For Offaly
The Faithful will compete in Division 1B next season.
NFL: Laois Claim Midlands Bragging Rights In Division Three
Justin McNulty's side were nine point winners.
Mixed Weekend In Division One For Portlaoise Panthers
Jack Scully's side played two games in less than 24 hours.
Laois, Offaly And Westmeath Suffer Defeats In National Ladies Football League
Tipperary, Roscommon and Sligo were the winners from the games played.
Back To Back Double Bogeys Denies Shane Lowry Victory In Florida
The Offaly man held a three shot lead heading into the final three holes.
Offaly Travel To Tyrone In National Football League
Offaly are aiming to avoid a fifth straight league defeat.
Laois And Westmeath Clash In National Football League
A win can move Westmeath towards securing promotion.
Three AIL Wins In A Row The Aim For Buccaneers This Weekend
Buccs are currently seventh in the Division 2B table.
LGFA: Back To Back Wins The Goal For Westmeath
Laois and Offaly are hoping to bounce back from defeats in the previous round.
Shane Lowry Records Opening Round 70 At Cognizant Classic
The Clara man is eight shots off the pace.
We Hope To Give The Fans Something To Shout About - Ian Ryan
Athlone Town have won their opening two league games.
