Rory McIlroy's hopes of a second Players Championship title suffered a setback after an erratic second-round display at TPC Sawgrass.
Rory McIlroy's hopes of a second Players Championship title suffered a setback after an erratic second-round display at TPC Sawgrass. The world No 2 bounced back from a slow start to his PGA Tour campaign by grabbing a share of the early lead alongside Wyndham Clark and Xander Schauffele, only to fall eight off back at the halfway stage after an erratic one-over 73 on Friday.
McIlroy came close with birdie chances with the first two holes of his back nine and responded to finding water off the 12th tee to scramble a bogey, before undoing a 15-foot birdie at the 13th with an ugly double-bogey at the next. The 2019 Players champion had to settle for pars at the 15th and 16th and missed a birdie opportunity at the par-three 17th, with a closing par leaving him heading into the weekend on six under.
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