Rory McIlroy at Players Championship 2016: Friday Leaderboard Score, Reaction

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Published: May 13, 2016

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Despite a pedestrian opening round, Rory McIlroy willed his way into contention at the Players Championship by firing an eight-under 64 during Friday's second round at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedre Beach, Florida.

The Northern Irishman improved upon his first-round 72 drastically and entered the clubhouse in a tie for sixth place, just two strokes behind leaders Jonas Blixt and Alex Cejka.

Here is a look at the leaderboard with full results available at PGATour.com:



McIlroy began on the back nine Friday and came out firing with a seven-under 29 during his first nine holes. Here is a rundown of the four-time major champion's entire scorecard:



According to ESPN Stats & Info, McIlroy's performance on the back nine tied a record set by Shane Lowry Thursday:



The 27-year-old star stepped onto the course with purpose on Friday, as he birdied each of his first four holes.

That included this well-struck putt on the par-four 12th:



McIlroy's putter was nearly automatic on the back nine, but as seen in this video of his approach on the par-three 13th courtesy of PGATour.com, his iron play was on point as well:



After carding a score of four-under on his first four holes of the round, McIlroy finally had to settle for a par on the 14th, which prompted a joke from ESPN.com's Jason Sobel:



The birdie drought was short-lived, however, as McIlroy registered yet another on No. 15 to continue his climb up the leaderboard.

Per Justin Ray of GolfChannel.com, McIlroy's start on the greens Friday was in stark contrast to what he accomplished in that regard during the first round:



The best was yet to come for Rory, since the par-five 16th yielded what was arguably the shot of the day at TPC Sawgrass.

As seen in this video, via the PGA Tour...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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