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McIlroy follows 63 with a 78 in Round 2 at the Memorial

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12 years ago

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May 30, 2014

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Stephen Staller

After opening with a 63 in round one, Rory McIlroy recorded a 78 during the second round at the Memorial.

McIlroy’s 43 on the back nine (his first nine holes) were the result of three consecutive double bogeys. To accomplish this feat, he found the water on No. 14 and double hit a chip on No. 15. Perhaps even more incredible than the three consecutive double bogeys was his ability to bounce back on the next hole, where he holed out to save par. McIlroy smoothed out his play with two birdies and two bogeys on the 12 remaining holes, ending his day at 6-over.

A seemingly horrific day could have been much worse had he not remained calm, which allows McIlroy to remain only nine shots back of Round 2 leader Paul Casey (12-under)

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McIlroy opens with 63 at the Memorial

Stephen Staller

Stephen Staller is a Project Assistant at GolfWRX.com.

2 Comments

Rich

May 31, 2014 at 7:29 pm

Just shows even the best in the world can have a really crap day.

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Adrian

May 31, 2014 at 5:53 am

Golf is hard…

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