a 4-footer for par at No. 16, and both stood at 11-under heading into the final two holes. In the end, Blakes putting abandoned him at the worst possible time. Blake is "a tremendous putter

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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The left-hander, who entered the day two strokes behind second-round leader Duffy Waldorf, broke a winless streak that stretched 35 tournaments. "I didnt really expect to win. But I knew I could compete and get in contention. Of course, when you do that, sometimes good things happen," Cochran said. Blake shot 69. He bogeyed the par-3 17th with his first three-putt of the tournament to fall a stroke behind. He had a chance to force a playoff, but his birdie try on the par-4 18th missed to the right. "I quit on the stroke. I didnt make a good stroke. I kind of de-accelerated and left it out there to the right," Blake said. Waldorf had a 71, his only round above 70 all weekend, to tie for third at 9 under with Mark Calcavecchia and Kirk Triplett. Calcavecchia and Triplett shot 67. Peter Senior was alone in sixth at 8-under par. Throughout the final round, it felt as though someone was going to hit a great shot to seize control of the tournament. Instead, it was a poor tee shot by Blake that opened the door for Cochran. Blake left his first effort on the 174-yard 17th hole about 50 feet short, and it took three putts to find the hole. Cochran, playing a hole ahead, made par on 18 to put the onus on Blake. Though Blake couldnt come through on the last hhole, he still managed his second second-place finish of the year and the fifth of his career.dddddddddddd "From then on, it just seemed like I was a little bit cautious with the putter. I wasnt stroking as aggressive as I was before," Blake said after his tee shot on No. 17. Cochran would have been just a shot off the lead entering Sunday if he hadnt missed a 3-foot putt on No. 18 in the second round. He didnt let that miscue affect him early on, leaning on a tweak he made to his putting mechanics late on Saturday for a strong finish on the greens. Cochran birdied three of the first five holes -- including on a par-3, 4 and 5 -- to grab the lead from Waldorf. Waldorf caught Cochran at 9-under at the end of the front nine, where they were joined in the lead by a surging Blake. Blake bogeyed two of the first three holes before ripping off birdies on six of nine holes. But Blake missed a 2-footer for the lead at No. 13, and he and Cochran stayed even until Cochran birdied No. 15 for a one-shot lead. Cochran then missed a 4-footer for par at No. 16, and both stood at 11-under heading into the final two holes. In the end, Blakes putting abandoned him at the worst possible time. Blake is "a tremendous putter. I didnt want to ... see him roll it in with all the confidence, and I just felt like he would make it. Being such a good friend, I wanted him to make it," Cochran said. Points leader Bernhard Langer shot a 69 to salvage even-par for the tournament. But Langer has finished out of the top 10 in four straight tournaments after he finished either first or second four times to start the year. 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