AUGUSTA, Georgia — Rory McIlroy’s bid to complete a career grand slam will have to wait yet another year as the world´s No. 2 player is almost certain to miss the cut at the Masters for the second time in three years.
McIlroy needs a win at Augusta National to become only the sixth golfer in history to win all four majors, but struggled. He shot 77 to leave him at 5-over par through 36 holes – three shots behind the projected cut.
Several golfers were still on the course when play was briefly suspended because of a weather warning, but McIlroy´s chances of playing on the weekend appear all but over.
Brooks Koepka leads the tournament at 12 under.
McIlroy wasn’t immediately available after his round because interviews were postponed due to the weather warning.
The 33-year-old McIlroy was one of the favorites coming into the week after a second place finish at last year’s Masters. But after shooting 72, nothing consistently went well for the Northern Irishman in round two as he bogeyed four of his first seven holes to shoot 40 on the front nine.
