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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For Rory McIlroy, the shockingly bad shot came out of nowhere.
No worries.
By the time he walked off the 18th green, there was little doubt he was still the man to beat at the PGA Championship.
McIlroy ripped off four straight birdies on the back side and closed with another at the 18th hole, shooting a 5-under 66 at Valhalla that left him one shot off the lead Thursday.
Friday’s second round coverage begins with live streaming on TSN.ca at 8:30am et/5:30am pt while TSN’s coverage begins at 1pm et/10am pt.
Coming off wins at the British Open and Firestone, McIlroy came into the final major of the year as an overwhelming favourite. Even with a major blunder at the 10th, where he knocked his second shot over a fence and took double bogey, he was right on the heels of Lee Westwood, Ryan Palmer and Kevin Chappell.
“I’m really happy with everything,” McIlroy said. “I’ve got a good thing going right now. I’m trying to ride that momentum as much as I can.”
Then there’s Tiger Woods, who can’t seem to get anything going.
Playing just four days after his back flared up at Firestone, forcing him to withdraw, Woods proclaimed himself fit but sprayed shots all over the course on the way to a 74 that left him tied for 111th late in the day.
“That wasn’t very good,” said Woods, who made only one birdie — and had to hole out from the fairway to do that. “A lot of bad shots.”
