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McIlroy seeks to cut out ‘silly’ mistakes

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Updated: Friday, 12 Apr 2013 10:40 | Comments Rory McIlroy: 'I felt like I played well and gave myself plenty of opportunities' Video Audio Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy went into the second round of the Masters separated by just two shots today, but the omens looked far better for Woods than the man he recently succeeded as world number one. Woods declared himself satisfied with an opening 70, two under par, that left him four shots behind overnight leaders Sergio Garcia and Marc Leishman, on a day when 33 players in the 93-strong field broke par. However, McIlroy was among those players who failed to finish in red figures, the 23-year-old from Northern Ireland carding five birdies and five bogeys in his 72. McIlroy identified

McIlroy and McDowell miss out at World Cup

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Ireland pair Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell could only manage a final day even-par 72 that saw them finish in a tie for fourth behind the United States at the Golf World Cup. The disappointing final round meant they missed out on the last day for the second consecutive time after finishing runners-up to Italy in 2009. Their final score of 21 under par left them in a tie for fourth with Scotland, Holland and Australia. The United States won after a final round of 67 was enough for Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland to capture the title by two strokes from Germany and England. Starting the foursomes two behind overnight leaders Ireland, Kuchar and Woodland carded six birdies and a bogey at the

McIlroy battles Bradley in Bermuda

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Rory McIlroy looked to be in a duel with Keegan Bradley for the PGA Grand Slam of Golf title in Bermuda today. They both opened the 36-hole event for this season's four major winners with four-under-par 67s yesterday, while Charl Schwartzel managed only a 74 and Darren Clarke slumped to a 77. McIlroy finished the happiest of the quartet. He was five behind American Bradley after 13 holes, but then got back on terms with three birdies against two bogeys. "I gave myself so many chances on the front nine and didn't really make anything, but I finished really, really well," said Northern Ireland's US Open champion. He was the last to arrive after playing in China last week and added: "The greens were