Rory McIlroy was happy after shooting a bogey-free round of five-under par 67 at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal course in the Turkish Airlines Open.

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However it was South Afirca Jaco van Zyl who stole the show with an eleven under par 61 to take the lead.

"Yeah, I mean it's prepared really nicely and honestly, I thought four under par round here was a good score," he said. "I got it going early in the round and, you know, just kept it going. It was really good fun." 

"It's definitely up there. I've had lower scores, but obviously not on a calibre golf course like this, so I would say this is definitely up there."

Northern Irishman McIlroy, returning after a broken ankle earlier in the year, started slowly but is sitting in 10th place after a strong finish.

"I felt like a lot of the thing I've been seeing in practice, I started to see on the course today," the world No 3 said. "I hit some quality shots. I still hit some shots that were a little loose, but I saw some putts go in the hole, no bogeys on the card is always good, so I think five under today, it's a good way to start the tournament."