“The course dried out and played much faster, so 68 is a really good round out there”, Fowler said. “You know, it was I would say before maybe not the complete belief or knowledge of knowing what to do and how to win to get the job done, but now it’s fun to go out there and go take care of business”. “Charlotte’s finest (police) sorted it out and got him off the property, thankfully”, said the four-time major victor. Also shooting 73 and sharing tied 75th place with McIlroy was Adam Scott.
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Tim Wilkinson of New Zealand and Lucas Glover both shot 70 and were three strokes behind in a tie for seventh, and Retief Goosen of South Africa was five shots back in solo ninth after a 71.
“Just it was one of those things”, McIlroy told reporters afterwards.
American 17-times PGA Tour victor Jim Furyk makes his comeback from injury at this week’s Wells Fargo Championship, where Rory McIlroy is defending champion.
The defending champion will, however, be bitterly disappointed with his finish, dropping two shots in the last two holes. “But I think I’ll get that turned around here for the weekend and, if so, the way I’m hitting my irons, I think it’s going to be a good weekend”. “With the nine holes that I played on Tuesday and the pro-am yesterday, I felt, it actually feels pretty good”.
McIlroy, meanwhile, picked up four shots on the easier front nine, including a chip-in, 80-foot birdie at the par-five seventh, but his charge stalled with two closing bogeys on the hard finishing holes. Senden appears to be playing a little better in recent weeks after what was a slow start to the year for him.
“I missed it in the right spot a number of times”. Moon had started the day in front but bogeyed three times in the first nine and double-bogeyed the last slip back for a 77. He’s made the cut all 12 times he’s played here, finished runner-up in in 2010, in third in 2007 and 2013 and has been in the top 10 in seven appearances.
Murray, who saved 11 break points to win a rematch of last year’s final, will play for the title against top-ranked Novak Djokovic, who defeated No. 6 Kei Nishikori 6-3-7-6 (4) in the other semifinal.
“I just couldn’t get the putter to make anything, ” Daly said. The 18-year-old Canadian has eight top-10 finishes this year.
Hailing from a nation reeling under an overwhelming fixation with cricket, Anirban’s stirring show at the golf course is certain to turn some heads and contribute in the upliftment of the sport that now exists as a mere fringe entity in India.
European – Rookie Francesco Laporta opened a one-shot lead at the Trophee Hassan II at Rabat Morocco with a 2-under-par 70 in the second round to move to 6 under overall.
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She has flirted with wins before but had two final-round collapses.
