Rory McIlroy is on the brink of missing the cut in The Masters.
The Northern irishman was among the pre-tournament favourites as he was tipped to finally complete the grand slam of majors at Augusta National. But it's been a nightmare couple of days for McIlroy in Georgia as he found himself well off the pace on Thursday. Friday got even worse though, as last year's runners up face elimination after just the second day, finishing five over par.
That could see him go home early, although we won't know what is required to make the cut until later in the day. The low 50 players on the leaderboard and ties, plus those within ten shots of the leader will play again on Saturday and Sunday, which makes the projected cut two over. However, McIlroy's wait for a maiden green jacket will go on either way. Golfing legend Tiger Woods has also struggled, but was only two over through six holes by the time McIlroy had finished.
