Double dose of putting woes for Rory

Rory McIlroy’s ability to mix the sublime with the ridiculous was in evidence again at the Deutsche Bank Championship in Denver last night when he four-putted the par-three 12th for the second day running.

It was a déjà vu moment for McIlroy but he bounced back solidly with close range birdies at the 16th and 17th before signing for a four under par 66 that left him tied sixth on eight under, securing his place in the Top-5 in the FedEx Cup entering hte Tour Championship and with it a chance of that $10m bonus.

On Friday, the world No 1 took four stabs from four feet at the 204-yard par-three, racking up a triple bogey six in two over 72 that ruined his chances.