Rory McIlroy makes it look easy

Graeme McDowell shot his best round of the year and Shane Lowry “got away with” one of his worst in the Turkish Airlines Open.

The bad news for both is that Rory McIlroy hasn’t even slipped into second gear yet and still heads both of them at halfway stage in the $7m Final Series opener at a defenceless Montgomerie Maxx Royal Golf Club.

World No 3 McIlroy goes into the third round tied for sixth on 10 under par following a second successive, five under par 67 that featured an impressive par save at the 18th for the second day running.