Rory McIlroy remains in contention at the midway point of the Travelers Championship despite posting an over-par round at TPC River Highlands on Friday.
The five-time major winner posted a flawless six-under 64 on Thursday, however, he suffered a horror start to his second round, dropping three shots in his opening four holes.
A birdie on the sixth was then cancelled out on the following hole as McIlroy turned on three over for the front nine
The County Down man charged down the back nine, regaining the three shots with birdies on the tenth, 13th, and 15th holes, however, he came unstuck on the penultimate hole, dropping a shot following a poor approach from the fairway bunker.
McIlroy had a look at birdie to close but was unable to drain his 20 footer and settled for a one-over 71 ahead of Saturday's third round.
World number one, Scottie Scheffler shares the midway lead with Justin Thomas and Tommy Fleetwood, on nine under par, leaving McIlroy four shots off the pace and in a tie for ninth going into the weekend.
Shane Lowry struggled to a three-over par round of 73 to sit on five-over-par heading into the weekend.
Three bogeys in succession at the start of the back nine saw the Offaly man fall to six-over, with a solitary late birdie coming at the short par-four 15th.
The 2019 Open champion lies tied-63rd in a 70-strong field - Justin Spieth and Si Woo Kim having withdrawn - though with no cut in operation, he will be around for the weekend.
