Rory McIlroy

2022 - 3 - 3

Arnold Palmer Invitational

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Viktor Hovland Leads Rory McIlroy by Two Shots at Arnold Palmer ... (Sports Illustrated)

Tyrrell Hatton and Talor Gooch are also two shots back midway through the event.

He had a 70 and was among those seven behind. Still, it was a stout performance considering he played in the afternoon. "It's going to be interesting to see where they go from here, but it's going to be a good test over the weekend. "Those are the sort of greens you expect to see late on a Sunday, not late on a Friday," McIlroy said. McIlroy played in the afternoon and was poised to catch him until his putter let him down on greens that were getting crisp and slippery. "I played really well the first few days, very similar to how I played so far this year.

Rory McIlroy two off the lead at Arnold Palmer Classic (RTE.ie)

First-round leader Rory McIlroy will begin his third round at the Arnold Palmer Classic Invitational two shots off leader Viktor Hovland in a three-way tie ...

After recording his lone bogey at the par-4 13th, he strung together three birdies at Nos. 15-17, the first of which fell from 26 feet away. Sometimes when you see a couple go in early, it's easy to keep that feel going throughout the day." I'm glad I got 18 holes in those conditions because the course definitely changed a lot from when I played it yesterday morning to this afternoon." "I knew I putted well, but I didn't know it was 23," Hovland said. A double-bogey at 11 contributed to Graeme McDowell’s 76 and he sits at level par, while Padraig Harrington was just inside the cut line at +3 following a round of 74 that included a 58-foot birdie at the first and double-bogey at the sixth. A three-putt at the first saw the four-time major winner begin with a bogey, but starting at the par-5 fourth hole, McIlroy picked up three birdies in five holes to move to a share of the lead on nine-under par.

PGA Tour: Viktor Hovland ahead at Arnold Palmer Invitational as ... (Sky Sports)

Viktor Hovland stormed into a two-shot halfway lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, as Rory McIlroy was left to rue a costly finish to his second round.

Beginning on the back nine, Hovland holed from 20 feet at the 10th and took advantage of the par-five 12th, before bouncing back from a bogey at the 13th to make three consecutive birdies from the 15th. "I'm not particularly happy with how I hit the golf ball, certainly the last few days," Hatton said. I've putted really good, which is why I've got the score that I have, but I know that I can't keep hitting it that badly certainly with it going to be playing much tougher this weekend."

Rory McIlroy struggles on Bay Hill's devilish greens, but still in ... (Golf Channel)

Rory McIlroy ranked 105th out of 120 players in the field in strokes gained: putting on Friday.

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Rory McIlroy shines at Bay Hill to claim Arnold Palmer Invitational lead (BreakingNews.ie)

The Northern Irishman's seven-under round of 65 left him to shots clear after the opening day.

“There’s been a lot of really, really good stuff happening in my game,” he said. That’s what I tried to do today.” “You have par-fives, one every few holes, and you’ve got a couple of scorable par-fours. — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR)March 3, 2022 “I’ve shot some really nice scores here. — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR)March 3, 2022

Viktor Hovland overtakes Rory McIlroy to take halfway lead at Bay Hill (The Guardian)

Norway's Viktor Hovland leads the Arnold Palmer Invitational at the halfway stage after shooting 66 in the second round at Bay Hill.

Mickelson is taking a break from the game after being embroiled in a scandal relating to comments made about a Saudi Arabian-backed breakaway league. I’m pretty happy with the position I’m in going into the weekend. “I’m not particularly happy with how I have hit the golf ball over the last few days,” Hatton said. Hatton won here in 2020, in what was the last full event before the PGA Tour endured a pandemic-enforced shutdown. “I played really well the first few days, very similar to how I have played so far this year. Rory McIlroy had clung on manfully to a nine-under-par aggregate, matching Hovland, before a missed putt from under 3ft at the 15th.

Rory McIlroy's new 3-iron helps him hit it higher (pgatour.com)

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Rory McIlroy, who led after one round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational after a 7-under 65 on Thursday, recently put a new 3-iron in his ...

Then, he needs that club to have the ability to hit draws and hit fades. “The average player has 14 golf clubs to cover the distance between 290 carry and zero. “In order for him to be aggressive into par 5s and land the ball softly on long par 3s, he needs a golf club that has really high launch, good spin and can land softly. I can hit it up in the air, and it’s just easier to hit. “It just gives me a bit more flight; I hit it up in the air. Long-iron play can be especially important at Bay Hill, which has seen more approach shots from 200-plus yards than any course on TOUR since 2016, according to Justin Ray of Twenty First Group. That’s due in large part to the course’s long par-3s and reachable par-5s.