McIlroy responded with some fairy-dust of his own on a fantastic, birdie-filled second morning of the US PGA Championship, but had to concede ground to the remarkable 22-year-old.
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The leader among those who have finished the second round is Sweden’s David Lingmerth at 7 under.
McIlroy, in his return after a long layoff to rehab his sprained left ankle, is 2-under par entering the weekend. And I try to align myself with the best at what they do in the world, because then that will free me up, I won’t have to worry about any other parts of my life on and off the course and it seems to be working.
Rory McIlroy made a double bogey there just minutes after Spieth’s hole out. When he gave himself chances, he took them. “When he got out of position, he was able to get it up and down”.
Sometimes Spieth does not even have to bother with the “up” bit.
“His game is extremely exciting”, he said of McIlroy. Most afternoon rounds took around 5 hours.
There’s his work ethic, for one. I struck it absolutely perfectly. “And if I don’t win, I better have something for her or take her shopping”. Those are the breaks in golf.
He missed the PGA Championship cut in 2013 and previous year.
“I’ve been friends with Rory since maybe middle to end of the first year that I was out here, when we first played together and whatnot”. “I should have got that ball up and down on the seventh [from the rough by the side of the green] and then I had a great chance [from nine feet] on the eighth for birdie”. It wasn’t the finish he wanted. Yesterday the wind was so strong and the green was really hard that I can’t stop the ball with my wedges.
Matt Jones is tied for the lead and was rolling along with his 13th hole of the day when a rainstorm powered by 48-mph gusts forced supension of play.
“I opened my big mouth to the boys playing with us”, Rose said. The warning to his rivals is clear: there is plenty more to come.
He won’t have that at Whistling Straits. Japan’s Hiroshi Iwata shot the 27th, 63 in the history of the majors to move to four under, following an opening 77, and -Henrik Stenson shot a 66 after a 76 to move to two under.
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“Nice to make a three there”, said Finau, who’s at seven under. The Florida-based 28-year-old intends to join the European Tour in an attempt to make the Ryder Cup.
