Has McIlroy lit the fuse on a weekend of fireworks?
Rory McIlroy during round 2 at the Amgen Irish Open at The K Club. Pic: Tom Maher, Inpho
Even Rory McIlroy is excited by the possibilities his second-round back-nine surge into contention at the Amgen Irish Open has set up for this weekend in front of sell-out crowds at The K Club.
The Masters champion and career grand slam winner will begin his third round on Saturday trailing halfway leader Joakim Lagergren by five strokes thanks to his six-under-par 66 on Friday. And if the support he got around the Palmer North course on a thankfully dry second day of this €5.1 million DP World Tour event is any guide, the Irish superstar is set to ride a wave of emotion on his third and fourth trips around this parkland theatre.
