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Highlights: PGA Championship day one

Paul McGinley boosted his chances of a fourth successive Ryder Cup appearance with a seven-under-par 65 in round one of the PGA Championship at Wentworth.

The Dubliner, 41, hit birdies at all four of the par-fives for a one-shot lead over Sweden's Robert Karlsson.

"I struggled most of this year with poor or medium first rounds," said McGinley. "But it's a long way from leading now to winning on Sunday."

He added it was his best round since a 67 on day one of last year's Open.

Desperate to earn a fourth Ryder Cup cap, McGinley resigned as an assistant to European captain Nick Faldo to focus solely on his game.

He is down in 33rd place in the European standings, but with a first prize of nearly �600,000 on offer he could jump as high as sixth on Sunday night.

"It's right in the back of my mind to be honest," said McGinley.

"I've got to have a hell of a summer to make it. It's not on the horizon. I've a few more hurdles to jump before I can think about the Ryder Cup."

Australian Marcus Fraser shot 67 to sit in third at the 7,320-yard West Course, which was hard and bouncy after a recent dry spell.

Ernie Els, whose redesign of the course was aimed at making it more taxing, and Darren Clarke struggled to 75s.

Justin Rose and Retief Goosen were one worse than that while Lee Westwood could do no better than 77.