McIlroy fails to make headway as Young comes from nowhere
Rory McIlroy struggled during the second round of the Tour Championship, finishing at three under par while Viktor Hovland and Ryan Gerard share the lead. Cameron Young made a significant move up the leaderboard with a strong performance.
Why it matters
The Tour Championship is a premier event in professional golf, and the shifting leaderboard reflects the high level of competition in the season finale.
Rory McIlroy failed to make serious headway at the Tour Championship after a second-round 69 left him seven adrift of the leaders in East Lake.
McIlroy, who last won the Tour Championship in 2022, had carded an underwhelming 68 to lie near the foot of the 29-strong field on Thursday but started his second brightly, rolling a 25-footer on the first for an opening birdie.
Any positivity wasn't to last long as McIlroy's prospects were rocked by a double-bogey on the third, the Masters champion under-hitting two successive bump and run shots which saw the ball roll back to his feet twice in a row.
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The double was followed by a bogey at the fourth as McIlroy failed to save par from the bunker behind the green.
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