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By Martyn Herman HOYLAKE England (Reuters) - Fridays have become fright days for Rory McIlroy this year, with a series of inexplicable second-round meltdowns, but he hopes to break the curse this week at the British Open. McIlroy produced a scintillating first-round 66 at a baking Royal Liverpool course on Thursday to top the leaderboard - a position he has become accustomed to. With some stormy weather expected to roll in, however, what happens during his second round may determine whether he can add this year's British Open to his 2011 U.S. Open and 2012 U.S. PGA Championship titles. Throw in the second-round 80 he carded at the British Open in 2010 (when he went on to finish third) after an opening 63 and another costly Friday 75 at Lytham two years ago, and the Northern Irishman has every right to feel a little uneasy.
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