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PGA TOUR Highlights | Round 2 | Truist Championship<\/p>\n
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) \u2014 It took 27 holes, but Rory McIlroy<\/a> started to return to his Masters form.<\/p>\n The No. 2 player in the world heated up on the back nine Friday at Quail Hollow and finished with a 4-under 67 to climb into contention at the Truist Championship, four shots behind 36-hole leader Sungjae Im<\/a>, who was at 9-under.<\/p>\n Playing his first tournament since winning the green jacket for a second time on April 12 at Augusta National, McIlroy was 1-under and buried on the leaderboard eight shots back when he made the turn.<\/p>\n But birdies at No. 10 and 11 got him rolling, and he seemed to feed off the energy from the crowd, just as he\u2019s done in his previous four wins in Charlotte, where he has a large following.<\/p>\n McIlroy\u2019s approach shots got closer and closer, and he added birdies on Nos. 13, 15 and 16. He shot 32 on the back nine despite lipping out his par putt on the par-4 18th hole after finding a greenside bunker.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a good day to get myself back in the hunt and feel like I have a real chance going into the weekend,\u201d McIlroy said.<\/p>\n At one point, McIlroy hit 14 straight greens in regulation \u2014 a personal course record.<\/p>\n *:not(style){overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0px;right:0px;bottom:0px;left:0px;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:100%;height:100%;}.css-17ygvlf>img,.css-17ygvlf>video{object-fit:cover;}.css-17ygvlf::before{height:0px;content:””;display:block;padding-bottom:56.25%;}]]> Rory McIlroy’s 236-yard approach sets up birdie on No. 15 at Truist Championship<\/p>\n \u201cI started to make some good swings, especially with the irons,\u201d McIlroy said. \u201cI played one tournament in seven weeks, so I think just getting the reps under my belt a little bit and getting a scorecard in my hand. I feel like your patterns on the golf course are always a little bit different than your patterns on the range, or it is for me anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n McIlroy isn\u2019t the only big name in contention.<\/p>\n Rickie Fowler<\/a> vaulted into the mix with the day\u2019s low round of 8-under 63, which included nine birdies.<\/p>\n Cameron Young<\/a>, a two-time winner on the PGA TOUR this year, shot 70 and is five shots back.<\/p>\n Fleetwood said he scored well despite not having his best stuff.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just nice to even get a couple of days where you have something to show for your work, I guess,\u201d said Fleetwood, who will play in the final pairing with Im on Saturday. \u201cJust a nice reminder that it will come good at some point if you keep doing the right things. So that\u2019s been great. I just hope it continues.\u201d<\/p>\n For Im, the season hasn\u2019t gone as well as he\u2019s hoped. He\u2019s battled through a wrist injury and has only one top-40 finish.<\/p>\n Now healthy, that may be about to change.<\/p>\n The South Korean followed an opening round 7-under 64 with a 69 as he looks for his first tour win since 2021 in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n \u201cI know this course very well, so I\u2019m taking advantage of that,\u201d Im said. \u201cAnd then the scrambling, because of the play with the Presidents Cup, I know where to miss the greens, I\u2019m very familiar with this golf course. But I didn\u2019t putt very well today, but I\u2019m happy with where I\u2019m at.\u201d<\/p>\n Sungjae Im nearly drives green, makes birdie on No. 14 at Truist Championship<\/p>\n Thomas won the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in 2017 and said this is the best he\u2019s felt physically since having surgery to treat a herniated disk in his lower back in November.<\/p>\n He would have posted back-to-back 67s had he not missed a birdie putt on his final hole Friday.<\/p>\n \u201cI felt like I\u2019m close,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cI\u2019ve really been pleased the last couple weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n Chandler Blanchet just needs one, with hole-in-one on No. 17 at Truist Championship<\/p>\n It was the fourth ace on No. 17 in tournament history and the first since Mark Hubbard<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n *:not(style){overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0px;right:0px;bottom:0px;left:0px;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:100%;height:100%;}.css-11jnzpa>img,.css-11jnzpa>video{object-fit:cover;}.css-11jnzpa::before{height:0px;content:””;display:block;padding-bottom:66.66666666666666%;}]]> May 8, 2026<\/p>\n![\"Rory](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778309292_84_image.jpg\")
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