He also made amends on the 17th hole, the toughest at Congaree this week. Lee matched the low round of a day made challenging by some tees moved back and some pins in perilous positions. His only disappointment was not getting into the final group with McIlroy, a power group for a sleepy tournament in the low country. But I just stayed on my own game and tried to make some birdies coming in and put myself in position for tomorrow.” Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., is tied for 42nd at 1 under.īut the big Spaniard was solid as Gibraltar coming in at Congaree, picking off birdies with two good bunker shots and making a great escape for par on the 16th, where he purposely took free relief into the trees because of a tiny gap. 12.Ĭorey Conners of Listowel, Ont., is tied for 18th at 6 under and seven shots behind the leader. He was five shots behind when McIlroy made his eagle on No. Rahm started the second round tied for the lead. Felt like it was a little scrappy coming in, but did enough to hang in there and shoot a solid score,” McIlroy said. “You take away those two holes and I was even par for the rest of the round. The rest of the round was even par, a mix of good birdies and sloppy bogeys. 12 because of how much fun it was to hit the ball that far. “It's nice when you get that question,” he said, settling on No. On the par-5 12th, he smashed his drive 376 yards and rolled in a 30-foot putt from off the green on the tightly mown turf. He drilled one drive on the par-5 fourth that left him 6-iron that perfectly caught the slope and rolled to 2 feet. The eagles made all the difference, and they were vintage McIlroy. He wound up with a 70 and was one shot behind, along with Kurt Kitayama (70) and K.H. Rahm fell five shots behind at one point and rallied to salvage that otherwise felt like a fight against Congaree all day. “Focusing on that, hope that that ends up with a couple of things, a trophy and getting back to the top of the world rankings.” “So for me, tomorrow I need to go out there, set myself a score that I want to shoot, try to do that,” he said. If I win the golf tournament, then everything will take care of itself,” McIlroy said after his 4-under 67. “Ultimately, I just want to win this golf tournament. Having been there eight times before, it's not a distraction - not with Jon Rahm among those one shot behind. That would be nothing new for McIlroy, who first reached the top of the world ranking more than 10 years ago, though it would be no less special. This one would come with a bonus: A chance to return to No. All that mattered was a one-shot lead at the CJ Cup in South Carolina, putting him in position for his third win of the year. (AP) - Rory McIlroy had two eagles that made his score look better than it felt Saturday.
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