Rory McIlroy joked he now knows “what Scottie Scheffler feels like” after he went bogey-free for the second day running to get within a shot of leader Xander Schauffele heading into the final round of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow.

Rory McIlroy made his 16th birdie of the day at the 18th to beat Xander Schauffele 2-up and reach the semi-finals of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in Texas.

Rory McIlroy swapped Thursday’s white-knuckle ride for the slow train to nowhere as he failed to mount a charge in the second round of the Tour Championship in Atlanta.

RORY McIlroy looks to be running on empty after suffering another bad day off the tee in the Travelers Championship in Connecticut.

SHANE Lowry has been drawn with LIV Golf rebels Phil Mickelson and Louis Oosthuizen for the first two rounds of the US Open at the Country Club of Brookline in Boston.

GREG Norman will have to qualify for The 150th Open at St Andrews after the R&A made it clear there will be no special exemption for the 1986 and 1993 champion.

Xander Schauffele relies on his underdog mentality to compete and that’s just the attitude Paul McGinley believes Europe must revive to win back the Ryder Cup.

Rory McIlroy admits his swing is a work in progress but he was pleased to follow an opening 73 with a 69 that still left him 12 strokes adrift of Xander Schauffle in the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek.

Dustin Johnson held off final-round challenges from Xander Schauffele and Justin Thomas to win his first Tour Championship and the $15 million FedEx Cup bonus in Atlanta.

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts to a missed putt on the 18th green during the second round of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club on September 05, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)