Rory McIlroy building momentum

Rory McIlroy admitted he would need more of the same over the weekend after a second round 66 was not enough to move closer to leader Morgan Hoffmann in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

McIlroy fired five birdies in a row on his way to breaking 70 for the first time on the PGA Tour in 2015, only for Hoffmann to extend his advantage by adding a 65 to his opening 66 at Bay Hill.

Hoffmann’s halfway total of 131 was just one shot outside the tournament record set by Adam Scott last year, although the Australian famously failed to convert a seven-shot halfway lead after opening rounds of 62 and 68.