Rory McIlroy grabbed three birdies in his final 4 holes to make the minimize on the Australian Open on Friday, whereas Portugal’s Daniel Rodrigues and Denmark’s Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen set the tempo at Royal Melbourne on nine-under par.
A trio of house golfers are in sizzling pursuit of the joint leaders with Min Woo Lee capturing a six-under 65 to sit down one shot again whereas main winners Cam Smith (65) and Adam Scott (66) had been a stroke additional again.
Smith, the 2022 British Open champion, posted six birdies and not using a blemish on his second-round card.
Portugal’s Rodrigues shot a seven-under 64, hovering up the leaderboard with a bogey and eight birdies on his card, whereas an eagle on the 14th helped Dane Neergaard-Petersen to a 66.
Denmark’s Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen.Credit: Getty Images
“Certainly I really feel like I’ve proved over the past 12 months or in order that I’ve the extent to compete out right here and be within the thick of issues on Sunday,” Neergaard-Petersen mentioned.
McIlroy discovered himself outdoors the minimize line after taking a recent air swing within the bushes on the 14th and struggling a bogey, however the Northern Irishman hit again with birdies on 15, 17 and 18 to card a 68 and sit seven strokes off the leaders on two beneath.
“It’s actually making you suppose on the market,” mentioned McIlroy, who accomplished the profession Grand Slam along with his win on the Masters this 12 months.
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