McIlroy’s sudden death exit

Rory McIlroy failed to dodge a bullet and got gunned down American sharpshooter Harris English at the 19th the second round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play.

The Holywood star missed a string of putts inside 10 feet and then hit a couple of wild drives into the desert to find himself two down with five to play.

But displaying the kind of class that saw him become world No 2 two years ago, he sensationally birdied the 14th, 15th and 16th to go one up before English hit back with a birdie from 19 feet at the 17th to level the match and take it to the 18th.