Rory McIlroy five off the Open lead after second-round 69
IN THE HUNT: Rory McIlroy during day two of The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile.
Rory McIlroy sits five shots off the Open Championship lead after signing for a two-under par 69 at a Dunluce course that had been offering low-scoring opportunities in mostly sunny and only slightly breezy conditions on the Causeway Coast on Friday.
The 2014 champion golfer again struggled off the tee, and saw a few scoring opportunities slip by, but he is still very much in this tournament led for now by another former champion in 2023 winner Brian Harman who sits on eight-under par.
