Rory McIlroy at PGA Championship 2016: Friday Leaderboard Score and Reaction

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Published: July 29, 2016

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Friday at the 2016 PGA Championship did go better for Rory McIlroy, but he was so far behind the eight ball after opening the tournament at four over par that his one-under 69 was not enough to help him make the cut. 

McIlroy made fewer big mistakes Friday, but he couldn't build any momentum. 

Here's the full leaderboard after the second round of this year's final major:



The big story for McIlroy on Thursday was his putter. Per the PGA Tour's official Twitter account, he finished 152nd in strokes gained from putting and took some late-night practice sessions to see if he could piece things together. 

It didn't work out well for the two-time PGA Championship winner. McIlroy attempted to cut out the middle man with this near-eagle on the 11th hole that would have dropped his score to one over par, via PGA Tour:



There were small moments throughout the round when McIlroy failed to execute, which led to him squashing any chance he had to build momentum. He bogeyed the ninth hole as he was making the turn to card a 33 instead of keeping his score for the day at two under par. 

McIlroy's birdie on the fourth hole was his first of the tournament, via PGA.com:



After making the turn, McIlroy looked like he was going to start piecing things together with a birdie on No. 11, but he almost immediately gave a shot back with his second bogey on No. 13. 

There were low scores to be had Friday. McIlroy was playing in a group with Jason Day, who went on a spectacular run of seven birdies over eight holes from No. 8 through 15. That came after Day carded a double bogey on the seventh hole that dropped his overall score to even par.

Whatever issue is hovering over McIlroy when he gets on the green is becoming hard to ignore. He had a three-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole and missed the cup. This has gone ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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