Ground to make up for McIlroy at Augusta

Rory McIlroy walks down the ninth fairway with Phil Mickelson during the first round of the Masters golf tournament Thursday April 9 in Augusta

Rory McIlroy could be forgiven for having an anxious eye on the leaderboard ahead of his second round of the 79th Masters on Friday as he looked to keep his bid to complete the career grand slam on track.