Carl Yuan holds the midway lead with Aaron Rai, Tyrrell Hatton, Corey Conners and CT Pan all one again; Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose each three behind heading into the weekend; watch reside on Saturday from 5pm on Sky Sports activities Golf
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Rory McIlroy closed with three strokes of the midway lead on the RBC Canadian Open, as Tyrrell Hatton charged into competition with a shocking second spherical.
McIlroy, chasing a 3rd consecutive Canadian victory after wins in 2019 and 2022, birdied his remaining two holes to shut a bogey-free 67 at Oakdale Golf & Nation Membership and transfer to 6 below.
The world No 3 opened with seven pars earlier than following a close-range birdie on the eighth by rolling in from 15 toes on the tenth and choosing up one other shot on the par-three 14th.
McIlroy is chasing a 3rd consecutive RBC Canadian Open victory
McIlroy drained a 20-foot effort on the par-four seventeenth and made a two-putt birdie on the par-five final after lacking his eagle strive, leaving him in contact with chief Carl Yuan heading into the weekend.
“It was a greater, extra strong spherical,” McIlroy stated. “I really feel fairly good with the place I am at. Would have been good to be one or two nearer to the lead, however I assumed [Friday] went nicely.”
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Yuan birdied three of his final 4 holes to publish a five-under 67 and set the place on 9 below, whereas Hatton fired a round-of-the-day 64 to affix Rai, CT Pan and residential favorite Corey Conners in a share of second.
Hatton made 5 consecutive birdies across the flip and 9 in complete however failed to seek out one other on the final for a share of the lead, with Rai making a three-under 69 and Pan recovering from a double-bogey in his spherical to card a second-round 66.
Rose – taking part in alongside McIlroy – matched his associate in producing a birdie-birdie end, leaving the previous world No 1 a part of the congested group inside three strokes of the midway lead.
English duo Tommy Fleetwood and Harry Corridor are each 5 behind, with Shane Lowry and Matt Fitzpatrick an extra stroke again, whereas Sam Burns – among the many pre-tournament favourites – missed the minimize.
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