Co-leader Rory McIlroy hoped to build momentum with a strong early start as he teed off in Friday’s second round of the US Open after a bogey-free opening 65 at Pinehurst.It was his sixth opening round of 65 or lower at a major.
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WorldnumberthreeRoryMcIlroyofNorthernIrelandsharedtheleadwhenheteedoffinFriday’ssecondroundofthe124thUSOpenatPinehurst(JaredC.Tilton)Co-leaderRoryMcIlroy hopedtobuildmomentumwithastrongearlystartasheteedoffinFriday’ssecondroundoftheUSOpenafterabogey-freeopening65atPinehurst.
Third-rankedMcIlroy,tryingtowinanelusivefifthcareermajorandhisfirstsince2014,wasinFriday’sfifthgroupoffthe10thteealongsideworldnumberoneScottieSchefflerandsecond-rankedXanderSchauffele,bothwithmajortitlesthisyear.
Onadaywhenonly15of156playerscrackedpar,McIlroywentfive-underwithoutabogeytoequalninth-rankedPatrickCantlay,anAmericanchasinghisfirstmajortriumph,forthe18-holelead.
The35-year-oldfromNorthernIrelandwasawinnerthepastthreetimeshebeganamajorwithabogey-freeround,takingtitlesatthe2014BritishOpen
