Friday, 5 April 2013

Late birdie blitz has McIlroy three back in Texas (Reuters)

Rory McIlroy (L), of Northern Ireland shares a laugh with his playing partner Tiger Woods on the 12th tee during first round play in the 2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship PGA golf tournament in Doral, Florida in this March 7, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Andrew Innerarity/Files

(Reuters) - American Billy Horschel took the outright lead but a late flourish of birdies catapulted Rory McIlroy into a tie for fifth just three shots back after the second round of the Texas Open on Friday. McIlroy, who would take the number one ranking back off Tiger Woods with victory, fired a five-under 67 at TPC San Antonio to roar up 40 spots on the leaderboard to five-under 139 in his last warmup for The Masters. Horschel, who would gain a first invitation to Augusta National with a win, overcame two bogeys in his opening four holes to shoot a 68 for an eight-under total of 136. ...




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