Rory McIlroy birdied four of his closing six holes to get to grips with his game at the European Challenge Tour’s Egyptian Open presented by SODIC.

Rory McIlroy continued the fight against his own swing at the Egyptian Open presented by SODIC but he won the battle to survive the halfway cut in the land of the pyramids after a disappointing two over par 74 left him ten shots off the halfway lead.

Rory McIlroy needed a storming finish of three consecutive birdies to haul himself back into the tournament at the Egyptian Open presented by SODIC after a disappointing first 15 holes saw him look more likely to miss the cut than win the tournament.

World number nine Rory McIlroy continued to struggle with his swing as the men eager to join him on the full European Tour took control of the second round at the Egyptian Open presented by SODIC in Cairo on Thursday.

Richard Kilpatrick came back from a triple bogey start to finish 11th in the $200,000 Egyptian Open at the JW Marriott Mirage City Golf Club.

England’s Steven Tiley closed with a 68 to take the title by four shots on 13 under par from Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen with European Ryder Cup skipper Colin Montgomerie in fifth place after a disappointing final round 72.

Ryder Cup skipper Colin Montgomerie is three shots off the pace in the $200,000 Egyptian Open after gusting winds prevented low scoring in Cairo. 

Spain’s Carl Suneson (73) and Dane Thorbjorn Olesen (70) share the halfway lead on 6-under par with Banbridge’s Richard Kilpatrick tied for 20th on 1-under after a 73 at the JW Marriott Mirage City Golf Club.