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VIRGINIA WATER, England -- Rory McIlroy could only manage a disappointing 2 over par 74, while defending champion and former No. 1 Luke Donald slumped to a 78 on a rain-affected first round of the BMW PGA Championship on Thursday. South Africas James Kingston led the field after finishing with a 6 under 66 before play was interrupted by a 90-minute rain delay during the afternoon. Later, five groups were yet to finish as darkness fell and play was suspended. Kingston had a one-stroke lead over Finlands Mikko Ilonen, with Scotlands Scott Henry and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano of Spain tied for a share of third place after both carded 68s. McIlroy, whose total included 33 putts, said: "I feel as though I am playing well enough, but it is just not being reflected on my score card. I played the first 12 holes really not missing a shot, but I just feel at the minute I am not getting that much out of my rounds." The Northern Irishman, who played in the company of his Ryder Cup winning teammates Graeme McDowell and Paul Lawrie, was 3 under after 12 holes before carding three bogeys in succession from the 13th. The double Major winner then pared the 16th, but dropped further shots at 17 and 18. "Im not sure what the problem is because, as I said, the first 12 holes was really good golf and very solid, but I just got on a run of bogeys and couldnt get off it," McIlroy said. His effort continues a disappointing first-day trend at the Tours flagship event. He shot a 74 on day one of the tournament last year, a 76 the year before, and a 74 on the opening day of the 2010 BMW PGA Championship. Also signing for a 74 was fellow U.S. Open winner and Northern Irishman, Graeme McDowell, who ended with an 18th hole double bogey -- having taken a triple bogey at the same hole on day one of the 2012 event. Donald produced just one birdie, but also had five bogeys and a double bogey as he recorded his poorest round at Wentworth since a 74 on the first day of the event in 2009. "It is disappointing to be this far back after one round but then thats just golf, again," Donald said. "Today was quite different to how the course has played in the past but I just didnt do very well in adjusting." Kingston, ranked 297th and playing on a sponsors invitation, capped his round with four birdies over his closing seven holes. It was his lowest Wentworth score by one stroke after shooting 67 twice on his debut in 2003. "Receiving an invitation into this event was nice, and what a great feeling to be back here," he said. "I played nicely and got off to a decent start and really made the putts when I needed to." Ilonen marked his 10th appearance at Wentworth with a tournament-best round of 67, having finished runner-up in his last event, the Volvo China Open. 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As a matter of fact, being under contract with Top Rank, he had to fight in a Golden Boy Promotions event. In a very intense and aggressive fight, he knocked out Ali after nine rounds, taking over the belt that was vacated by Tim Bradley Jr. when he decided to face Pacquiao in what was supposed to be Pacquiaos retirement bout. It was a tremendous night for Vargas, who won at least seven of the nine rounds in a fight held at the DC Armory in Washington in March.Junior welterweight farewell against Antonio DeMarcoIn his last fight in the 140-pound division against DeMarco at the Cotai Arena in Macao, China, in November 2014, Vargas had to overcome the brave DeMarco, who had Freddie Roach in his corner. Vargas showed that he can handle southpaws as he was in the drivers seat en route to a a close but unanimous decision to retain his belt.Win over Wale OmotosoThiss turned out to be a battle between two undefeated fighters in March 2013.dddddddddddd Against Omotoso, a solid welterweight who had been avoided by other fighters, Vargas showed enough stamina to overcome adverse conditions and was able to adjust his strategy to get what turned to be a fair unanimous decision, even though he was dropped in the second round in a card at the Home Depot Center (now StubHub) in Carson, California, headlined by Bradleys war against Ruslan Provodnikov.Loss against BradleyA defeat can be hardly thought of as one of the best exhibitions from a fighter. Nevertheless, the loss that Vargas suffered against Bradley in June 2015, in his first title opportunity, was a great learning experience. Even though he was beat, Vargas showed in the closing seconds of the fight that he had enough power to hurt Bardley, in what was somewhat of a controversial ending when the referee mistakenly ended the fight with 10 seconds left. After that night, Vargas became a better fighter.Split decision win over Josesito LopezOne of the fights Vargas had to win to become a fan favorite was one against Lopez in 2011. Even though Vargas had a few good wins then, his fight against Lopez was a remarkable one and he came out with a split decision win at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the same night that Mayweather knocked out Victor Ortiz. Also, this was his first time as part of a pay-per-view event. This got the attention of fans, who had closely kept an eye on his career ever since. ' ' '