Rory McIlroy needed to work on a few more things before the 2025 Masters, and a late run of birdies at Memorial Park will let him do just that.
McIlroy birdied Nos. 15, 16 and 17 in the second round of play on Friday, pushing his score to 4 under for the 2025 Texas Children's Houston Open. That placed him safely inside the cutline for the event, which ended up at minus 3.
"It's pretty nice. It was a little dicey there at the end," McIlroy said after Friday's play. "I was just happy I had that shot cushion coming up the last because it was getting pretty dark.