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McIlroy finds form,takes one-stroke lead
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 10 - 06 - 2012

Rory McIlroy showed exquisite timing as he birdied three of his last four holes to surge into a one-stroke lead at the halfway mark of the St. Jude Classic at TPC Southwind here Friday.
The Northern Irishman, who had missed the cut in his last three tournaments, looks to be getting his game on track just in time for the defense of his US Open crown in San Francisco next week with a five-under-par 65 for a total of 133.
“It's nice to see my name on that part of the leaderboard,” the 23-year-old McIlroy told reporters. “It's not nice when you're struggling to make the cut on a Friday afternoon.
“It's nice to be through to the weekend, obviously. It's obviously even nicer to be leading and have a great chance.”
After dispensing the niceties, the world No. 2 faced a tight third-round battle with three players tied for second on 134 and another trio two shots further off the pace.
Opening round co-leader Jeff Maggert, the 2006 winner here, shot a second-round 68 to share second place with fellow Americans J.B. Holmes (64) and Kevin Stadler (65).
Tied for fifth were Americans John Merrick (69), Chad Campbell (67) and Kevin Kisner (66), with US Davis Cup captain Davis Love III, Ireland's Padraig Harrington, Noh Seung-yul of South Korean and American Ken Duke another shot away at 136.
Another shot adrift was two-time major winner John Daly, who shot a second-round 69 on return to his former home course.
McIlroy carded an eagle and five birdies to offset two bogeys, and narrowly missed out on a second eagle when he lipped out a putt of less than four feet on the par-five 16th hole.
The Briton found the groove on his drives and fired away at the pins, knocking several approach shots close.
“I saw a lot of positive things out there,” McIlroy said. “I felt like I drove the ball great on the last few holes and hit some great approach shots.”
A birdie at the second hole followed by an eagle at the par-five third helped put McIlroy in the right frame of mind.
Earlier, Holmes had tore up the front nine to sit pretty at the top of the leaderboard after the morning section of play.
The 30-year-old Kentuckian, who has returned well after undergoing brain surgery last September, birdied the second and third holes and ran off four straight birdies from the sixth.
“I knew being dizzy, having headaches and everything that I couldn't keep my (tour) card, I couldn't play out here anymore, so I had to get something done,” Holmes explained about deciding to have the surgery.
Westwood wins Nordea
Masters by 5 shots
In Bro, Sweden, Lee Westwood completed his warm up for the US Open by winning the Nordea Masters by five shots Saturday.
Westwood's final round of 3-under 69 gave him a total of 19-under 269 at the Bro Hof Slott Golf Club.
His 22nd European Tour victory was also his third win in the Scandinavian Masters, following 1996 and 2000.
Fellow Englishman Ross Fisher bounced back from being heavily penalized for slow play at last weekend's Wales Open by finishing second with three late birdies in his 71.


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