Rory McIlroy didn’t make floor on chief Akshay Bhatia with a second-round two-under-par 70 on the Valero Texas Open.
McIlroy began the day with a birdie earlier than reeling off 5 straight pars till being pegged again by a bogey on the sixteenth.
His second birdie of the day got here in weird style on the 18th. McIlroy’s wayward strategy shot struck a fan within the stands, however the 34-year-old made the many of the free drop earlier than sinking a long-range putt.
McIlroy then went bogey free throughout his again 9 to maintain himself within the hunt, however stays six strokes behind chief Bhatia, who sits on -11.
McIlroy had entered the day three underneath as he appears to search out one thing near high type heading into The Masters at Augusta.
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Man Utd fan McIlroy nervous for Liverpool conflict
Rory McIlroy, a Manchester United fan, gave an sincere evaluation forward of his aspect’s conflict in opposition to Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, reside on Sky Sports activities.
“I’m not full of confidence for Sunday. We got a 0-0 draw at Anfield in December and I actually went to that game,” mentioned McIlroy.
“We lost to Chelsea on Thursday, I really hope we get some sort of result on Sunday but I’m not too confident.”
When is The Masters on Sky Sports activities?
Wall-to-wall protection from the match begins at 2pm over the primary two rounds on Thursday April 11 and Friday April 12, with Featured Group motion and common updates from across the course out there to take pleasure in on Sky Sports activities Golf till the worldwide broadcast window begins at 8pm.
There will probably be numerous further motion all through all 4 days through the pink button on Sky Sports activities Golf, together with Sky Q and Sky Glass, offering loads of bonus feeds and permitting you to comply with gamers’ progress by means of numerous components of Augusta’s well-known structure.
The infamous Amen Nook stream can even be out there and focuses on the well-known three-hole stretch from the eleventh, whereas a feed of the fourth, fifth and sixth holes will go reside every day as quickly because the opening group attain that a part of the course.
One other stream overlaying the fifteenth and sixteenth gap can also be out there for each spherical, whereas prolonged protection of the weekend motion begins at each 3pm on each Saturday April 13 and Sunday April 14.
Sky Sports activities Golf will present build-up content material and occasional reside updates from the course earlier than the worldwide broadcast window begins at 8pm for the third spherical and 7pm for the ultimate day, with early motion out there all through through the pink button.
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