McIlroy left frustrated as Tiger’s woes continue

Rory McIlroy will look for a big improvement with the putter as he bids to chase down the leaders on day two of the US Open on Friday at Chambers Bay but Tiger Woods’s championship already looks over after another disastrous round.

World number one McIlroy is set to begin his second round at 10:28pm Irish time seven shots off the overnight lead shared by Henrik Stenson and Dustin Johnson, who set the pace from the outset with five-under-par rounds of 65 early on Thursday.

The Irishman was left frustrated with his putting after a disappointing opening-round two-over 72 at the US Open but the world number one can't have been half as mystified with his game as Woods was proving during another desperately bad round for the 14-time major winner.