Oct 16 (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy lamented a "frustrating" putting performance in the Frys.com Open second round in northern California on Friday while Brendan Steele increased his lead to two shots despite shooting seven strokes worse than his opening round.
A 25-foot birdie at the first hole was an ideal start for Steele, who shot an opening 63, but he failed to fire for the rest of the round and finished with a two-under-par 70 at the Silverado Resort in the opening event of the PGA Tour season.
Steele posted an 11-under halfway total to head a group of four that includes Jhonattan Vegas, who stumbled with a bogey at the par-five 18th after taking four strokes from 60 yards.