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Rory McIlroy's 2013 Open Championship continued to disintegrate in appalling fashion as his struggles deepened and his demeanour darkened during a bogey-filled start to his second round at Muirfield.
The world number two admitted to feeling "unconscious" during yesterday's second round and things were not improving as he continued to toil at the difficult Scottish links.
Beginning his second round on eight over, the 24 year old made a solid start with two pars before his round began to unravel with bogeys on three and four, a double bogey on the par three seventh and another bogey on the eight before he managed to stop the rot on the Par 5 ninth with a birdie to reach the turn at 12 over par.
The birdie didn't signal an upturn in fortunes as McIlroy suffered another bogey on 10 to return to 13 over.
McIlroy's fellow Nike stablemate Tiger Woods is safely in the clubhouse at two under alongside Lee Westwood who shot a fabulous 68 in the conditions
Darren Clarke is the leading Irish challenger after shooting a creditable 71 to finish on one over par.
The former Claret Jug winner recovered from an eight on the par four sixth to hit five birdies in an impressive showing.
Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington will have an anxious wait to see of he makes the cut after hitting four bogeys and a birdie on his closing five holes to finish his second round at six over par.
Graeme McDowell had three birdies and three bogeys in a level par round of 71 which leaves him on four over, a mark that should be good enough to make the weekend.
Rory McIlroy will attempt to undo the damage of an opening 79 horror show on the first day. He began his round solidly with two pars but then had bogeys on the third and fourth holes to slip to 10 over.
Shane Lowry has played 14 holes of his second round and bogeys on the fourth and the 14th mean he is on five over.
Further bogeys on 15 and 16 dented the Offaly man's hopes of avoiding a premature end to his British Open as he was seven over playing the last.
Gareth Maybin will not be involved this weekend, the Northern Irishman finished on 12 over following a second round 76.
The projected cut is currently six over with the leaders at three under.
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