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Still in the tournament, just about, the 25-year-old, joined by fellow major champions Justin Thomas and Shane Lowry at even par, will need to go low on Friday to chip away at their eight-shot deficit to the dominant Cameron Young after a sublime round of 64. A scrappy opening round of 72 for Morikawa, salvaged with birdie on the 18th, saw him remove his hat and brush his hair in relief beneath the towering grandstands. The sheer appetite for McIlroy to lift another Claret Jug is increasingly palpable when the defending champion Collin Morikawa is able to sneak onto the tee box seconds later. Loud cries of ‘Come on Rory’ echoed around this magical corner of Fife. So it might have looked easy, but there’s certain parts of the round that are challenging.”Īn army of supporters, some five-deep on the other side of the ropes, have created something of a home fixture for McIlroy. “There’s just little parts of the round that it sort of shows you where you’re at with everything and mentally, physically, and I came through all those little tests today unscathed, and I’m really proud of that.
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