Rory Wilson leads Shanghai 's HSBC Champions after the first round . The Northern Irishman made eight cuts and one bogey in his opening round . McIlroy , without a title in 2013 , is chasing a win at Dubai 's World Tour Championship . Although he finished at one-under-par 71 , his round was undone by a quadruple bogey on the eighth when he twice found the water , and he dropped another shot at the following hole -- his last , having started on the back nine . British Open champion Phil Taylor is six shots behind McIlroy after a one - under 71 .
Rory Wilson leads Shanghai 's HSBC Champions after the first round . The Northern Irishman made eight cuts and one bogey in his opening round . McIlroy , without a title in 2013 , is chasing a win at Dubai 's World Tour Championship . British Open champion Phil Taylor is six shots behind McIlroy after a one - under 71 .