(Updates at end of round)
By Ben Everill
NORTON, Massachusetts, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy fired
a second consecutive six-under 65 to take a one-shot lead after
the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship on Saturday
but Tiger Woods was lurking just two shots back.
The world number one set the pace in the morning wave with
an impressive round consisting of six birdies, an eagle and two
bogeys to lead by one over former British Open champion Louis
Oosthuizen.
South African Oosthuizen matched McIlroy’s 65 to move to
11-under 131 at the FedEx Cup playoff event while Woods and
fellow American Ryan Moore shared third at 10-under 132.
“I’m very pleased with how I played today, how I played
yesterday as well, and I’m in a great position,” McIlroy said.
“I got off to a nice start and just kept the momentum going.
“Everything seemed to work pretty well out there. I felt
like I drove the ball a bit better today and hit more fairways,
which gave me some more opportunities to make birdies, and I was
putting well enough to take a few of those.”
McIlroy finished nine shots behind Barclays Classic winner
Nick Watney in week one of the playoffs in his first appearance
after claiming the PGA Championship.
The 23-year-old was unperturbed, however, suggesting the
greens in New York were not entirely up to scratch and he just
needed to shake a little rust off his putter.
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