Rory McIlroy hasn’t won a Major title in nine years. Maybe that’s about to change.
The Northern Irishman came alive in a stunning back nine of 30 in adding a second round 67 to his opening 65 to sit on eight-under-par 132 at the midpoint of the 123rd US Open at Los Angeles Country Club, a stroke behind clubhouse leader Wyndham Clark.
Once again, McIlroy – who hasn’t won a Major since his 2014 US PGA triumph – is poised heading into the weekend.
McIlroy laboured on the front nine of his second round – having started on the 10th, he turned in 37 after one birdie and three bogeys – but moved into a higher gear on his back nine, coming home in 30 strokes which featured a late birdie blitz including a brilliant tee-shot to 18 inches for a tap-in birdie on the Par 3 ni …
- June 17, 2023
