What Wayne Riley noticed about Rory McIlroy while watching him close up on day two of the Truist
Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images Rory McIlroy fired a second-round 67 at Quail Hollow on Friday to vault himself back into contention at the Truist Championship. McIlroy certainly wasn’t at his best during the first 27 holes of the Truist Championship, but he caught fire on the back nine on Friday. The Northern Irishman shot four-under-par on his back nine, despite making a bogey on his final hole of the day.
Rory McIlroy sits just four shots adrift of the halfway leader, Sungjae Im, at the Truist Championship , after shooting rounds of 70 and 67. As mentioned already, the Northern Irishman has been nowhere near his best in Charlotte this week, but he looks very motivated to continue along his path to legendary status. Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Rory McIlroy has been happy with his game at the Truist Championship , despite the fact that he hasn’t been firing on all cylinders in North Carolina just yet.
It does feel like he’s warming up very nicely indeed for a weekend charge at Quail Hollow. What Wayne Riley noticed about Rory McIlroy on day two of the Truist Sky Sports’ on-course commentator Wayne Riley followed McIlroy’s group around Quail Hollow on Friday afternoon. And the Australian was mightily impressed with what he saw.
Riley responded when asked whether he believes McIlroy has his mojo back after winning The Masters four weeks ago. “ He was explosive, wasn’t he? But he’ll be disappointed with the last.
No one likes to finish like that, but he’ll be okay, “ Riley said. “ You know, yesterday, paring the golf course to death, burning the last, and, you know, today, it was just a slow start, and then boom, straight back into the championship. Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images “ Absolutely he has his mojo back.