Rory McIlroy stays within touch as Xander Schauffele impresses at Wells Fargo

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland looks on while playing the 11th hole during the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty

On his homeward run, the world number two found birdies hard to come by. McIlroy, in fact, reeled off 10 straight pars from that birdie on the 15th until he finally found another, on the par 4 eighth when he drove it short of the green and then almost chipped in for an eagle two, only for the ball to remain above ground for the easiest of tap-in birdies.

“I feel like physically my game’s been in a good spot for a while and really trying to piece four rounds together and score a little bit better in key moments. And obviously off to good start this week, so looking forward to keeping it going,” explained Moore. Zhang, the 20-year-old American who turned professional less than a year ago but who has juggled her universities studies with playing on tour, followed up her 63 with a 68 for 131 in what she termed “gruelling” conditions.

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