McIroy confident as Tiger closes in

Rory McIlroy insists he is ready to win his first major – but a month after saying Tiger Woods was playing “like an ordinary golfer” he will now have to fight him off to land The Masters.

McIroy confident as Tiger closes in

Rory McIlroy insists he is ready to win his first major – but a month after saying Tiger Woods was playing “like an ordinary golfer” he will now have to fight him off to land The Masters.

Ten under par at halfway after a 69 in yesterday’s second round, the 21-year-old Northern Irishman went into the weekend at Augusta two ahead of Australian Jason Day.

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