McIlroy happy to make the cut after Masters misfires
Rory McIlroy walks up the 18th green during second round play in Augusta April 12, 2019. ― Reuters pic
That put the Northern Ireland star, who played in the day's final group, seven strokes adrift of a record pack of five 36-hole co-leaders ― all of them major winners. “Staring bogey in the face at 15 and thinking I have to play the last three at even par just to make the cut ― to be here on the weekend and only be seven back, I'm actually pretty pleased.”
McIlroy, who plays alongside Australian Marc Leishman in round three, has plenty of players between him and the lead.
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