Golf-McIlroy blows hot and cold at weather-hit South African Open

Rory McIlroy made a hash of his start and his finish but played some immaculate golf in between to card a disappointing 68 in a weather-hit second round at the European Tour's South African Open on Friday. The world number two is nine under par for the tournament, three shots behind clubhouse leader Graeme Storm after the Englishman carded a course-record equalling nine under-par 63 to grab the outright advantage at the halfway stage of the world's second oldest national open championship. American Peter Uihlein (64), and South Africans Jbe Kruger (67) and Trevor Fisher Junior (68), are all two shots off the lead at 10 under-par.

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