Rory McIlroy at BMW Championship 2015: Friday Leaderboard, Score and Reaction

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Published: September 18, 2015

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Rory McIlroy surged up the leaderboard during the second round of the 2015 BMW Championship with a six-under 65 on Friday. The effort left him at nine-under overall, five strokes behind tournament and FedEx Cup leader Jason Day as he walked off the course.

McIlroy came into the event ranking 17th in the playoff standings after skipping The Barclays and finishing 29th in the Deutsche Bank Championship. A strong finish this week would help set him up for a run at the title in the Tour Championship.

His performance Friday represented another step in the right direction. Let's check out how his second round played out at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois. That's followed by a look at the updated leaderboard and a recap of McIlroy's day.

 

Round 2 Scorecard

 

Tournament Leaderboard

 

Day 2 Recap

A weather delay caused the final portion of the opening round to get pushed into Friday. So McIlroy played the final six holes of the front nine (he started on the back side), carding pars on all of them, before a quick reset to prepare for the second round.

The four-time major champion posted a solid three-under 68 but found himself well behind the duo of Day and Jordan Spieth. The fellow members of the sport's next wave of superstars combined to score -16, including -10 for the Aussie, who had an outside chance at a 59 heading to the final hole.

McIlroy has become accustomed to the spotlight shining elsewhere as of late. He talked about the terrific play of his chief rivals coming into the event, as noted by Sky Sports.

"I feel like I've been flying under the radar a little bit for the last three months just because I've only played a couple of times," McIlroy said. "I feel like I'm sort of not being talked about as much, and that's not a bad thing.



"In that time period, Jason has...
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