Rory McIlroy overcame a rough two-hole stretch on the back nine to remain firmly in the thick of contention at the 2019 U.S. Open. He wrapped up his second round with a 69 that dropped his 36-hole score to five under par.
On the heels of his win last week at the RBC Canadian Open and an opening-round 68 at Pebble Beach, McIlroy sounded like his confidence continued to grow when speaking to reporters Thursday:
"I hit it in the fairways for the most part, I hit a lot of greens and even when I didn't hit some greens I was able to get it up and down.