Rory McIlroy carded a bogey-free 66 within the second spherical of the Irish Open on the Okay Membership on Friday to maneuver right into a tie for third-place at seven under-par.
The five-time main winner lower a pissed off determine within the first spherical after his group got a sluggish play warning in County Kildare.
However he appeared happier on Friday, with McIlroy 5 photographs behind chief Joakim Lagergren, who posted an impressive spherical of 62.
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“It was good,” McIlroy advised Sky Sports activities. “I felt like I hit the ball fairly equally to yesterday, perhaps give myself a number of extra probabilities with the method photographs.
“I didn’t make a bogey, which was good, a few good par saves on the again nines and completed effectively with a few birdies.”
The Northern Irishman added: “I’m actually happy with the day’s work and it retains me inside touching distance going into the weekend.”
Sweden’s Lagergren leads by one stroke from France’s Adrien Saddier, with McIlroy saying: “The 2 boys are forward of the pack however I really feel like I’m shut sufficient that if I’ve a great weekend I can chase them down.”
Lagergren, in the meantime, mentioned: “I performed rather well. My putter was very popular, I holed quite a lot of putts as we speak. I didn’t actually have my A-game yesterday. I labored with my coach and clearly discovered one thing.
“This course is actually difficult. I can’t actually dream of capturing 10 beneath on the Okay Membership.”