CARLSSON SETS THE PACE AT WENTWORTH

Sweden’s Johan Carlsson set the pace on the opening day of the BMW PGA Championship, taking advantage of Wentworth’s new greens to knock in eight birdies in an impressive six under par round of 66.Carlsson made a blistering start, reaching the turn in just 30 shots courtesy of five birdies on the front nine, and he picked up three more shots on way in, although his back nine was bookended by bogeys on the tenth and 18th holes.
“It was fun today,” he said. “It’