Golf: Jason Day hit five birdies across six holes to land in second place after the second round at the Wells Fargo Championship
Five Birdies see Day tied for second | 00:55Rory McIlroy charged into contention at the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow, with his four-under-par round of 67 bringing him within a shot of leader Xander Schauffele heading into Sunday’s final round.
After bogeys on the opening two holes the Australian dropped three more shots by hole 13 to sit five-over at that point. But three birdies in his next four holes pulled him back to fifth on the leaderboard heading into the final round at five-under overall, seven shots off the pace. Xander Schauffele shakes hands with Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland after they finished the third round of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club on May 11, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. McIlroy’s decision to compete two weeks ago at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event was seen by some as simply a gesture of commitment to the PGA Tour from a player who has positioned himself as one of its biggest defenders.
McIlroy is the best in the field in strokes gained off the tee and in driving distance this week and his opening birdie came on the par-4 fifth when he hammered his drive 341 yards down the fairway before landing his chip four feet from the hole. “I would say that’s a direct result of some of the feelings I got in New Orleans a couple of weeks ago. A lot of the stuff Butch and I worked on was more like iron play and wedges,” he said.
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