McIlroy was solely six pictures off the lead after Thursday’s opening spherical however now sits in a tie for thirty fifth place, effectively adrift of US pacesetters Max Homa, Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau.
Bogeys at 5 and 7 for the Northern Irishman had been adopted by a harmful double bogey on the eleventh when he discovered the water.
“Powerful day, actually robust day. Laborious to make a rating and simply making an attempt to make as many pars as attainable,” McIlroy mirrored.
“I felt like I did okay. I made bogey on 14 and simply to par the final 4 holes and get within the clubhouse and have a tee time tomorrow [Saturday[, I’m pretty happy with that.
“Scoring was very difficult. Just one of those days. Most of the field couldn’t get anything going so it was just a matter of trying to hang in there as best you could.
“Mentally it’s a grind. You just have to commit as best you can to the shot you’re trying to play and hit at the right time as well, pretty tricky.
McIlroy’s group were among the later starters on day two and their round lasted six hours and two minutes.
“It felt long. My golf swing felt horrific for the last six or seven holes just from waiting around, especially the 11th hole. It felt like that took about an hour to play.
“It was stop and start. Hard to get into a rhythm with the conditions and obviously how slow the play was as well.”
