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Starting the day seven shots off leader Adam Scott, Rory McIlroy opened with a birdie to set the tone for his day.
“When you see someone like that at the top of the leaderboard already with a low score, it's tough not to think about it,” said McIlroy of Scott.
“It's tough not to sort of press the issue and try and make birdies to catch up with them right away but golf tournaments are long, they're four days, 72 holes and there's a lot of time to chip away at those leads.”
McIlroy fired a 7-under par 65 to tie Scott’s lead with the Masters champion playing in the afternoon field.
“I feel like I'm playing well. I'm hitting the ball well off the tee and giving myself plenty of chances. It was good to see a few more putts go in today,” added McIlroy.
“As I've said for the last few weeks, the game is feeling much better and I'm much more comfortable with it.”
Also firing a 7-under 65 to jump up the leaderboard was Leigh McKechnie who after the morning field of the second round was tied sixth on 6-under the card.
Richard Green enjoyed his round at Royal Sydney which was highlighted by a hole in one on the par-3 6th hole.
“That shot on the par 3 sixth today was a flush golf shot. It's nice to build a bit of confidence from hitting good shots again,” said Green who achieved the feat using an 8-iron.
“I love coming to Royal Sydney. It's my favourite course up here. I've done well here before. It fits my game, how far I hit the golf ball at least.”
Green followed up his ace with two consecutive birdies to finish at 6-under 66 in the second round and move up the leaderboard to be outright third on 9-under the card.
“It was a very nice day. I've been struggling a little bit of late with my game and changed a few things, changed my clubs, changed my driver; just about everything this week and it's just started to show some good signs again,” added Green.
“I haven't hit shots like I have the last two days for a long time, probably about three years.”
Amateur Ryan Ruffles had an impressive 5-under 67 to counteract his 5-over the card first round. While still early in the second round he looks to have done enough to have secured him a start on the weekend.
It was a tough day on course for defending champion Peter Senior. With two double bogeys, a further five bogeys and no birdies Senior finished the day 9-over the card and 11-over for the 2013 Emirates Australian Open.
Adam Scott though continued his command of the Australian summer of golf taking a two shot lead over McIlroy into the third round of the Emirates Australian Open.
Playing in challenging weather condition, Scott followed up his course record first round with a 2-under 70 at Royal Sydney.
“It was a tough afternoon. There was plenty of good stuff in there but I made a few mistakes in the tricky conditions,” said Scott.
“It was going to be a day where you just have to hang on. It was at times really difficult and I think I held it together pretty well.”
The dream run continues for the PGA Tour of Australasia with Adam Scott and Rory McIlory paired together for the third round.
Adam Scott though continued his command of the Australian summer of golf taking a two shot lead over McIlroy into the third round of the Emirates Australian Open.
Playing in challenging weather condition, Scott followed up his course record first round with a 2-under 70 at Royal Sydney.
“It was a tough afternoon. There was plenty of good stuff in there but I made a few mistakes in the tricky conditions,” said Scott.
“It was going to be a day where you just have to hang on. It was at times really difficult and I think I held it together pretty well.”
The dream run continues for the PGA Tour of Australasia with Adam Scott and Rory McIlory paired together for the third round.
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