Rory McIlroy takes two-shot lead at WGC-Mexico Championship

Rory McIlroy made a mockery of his lack of competitive action so far this season by surging into the halfway lead in the £7.9million WGC-Mexico Championship.

McIlroy's only previous appearance in 2017 had come in the South African Open in January, when he lost out to Graeme Storm in a play-off despite suffering from what was subsequently diagnosed as a stress fracture to his ribs.