The Northern Irishman recovered from a disastrous opening stretch, which included a double bogey and a bogey inside his first four holes.
Rory McIlroy faces an uphill battle at the Tour Championship after slipping seven shots off the lead following the second round at East Lake,
The Northern Irishman recovered from a disastrous opening stretch, which included a double bogey and a bogey inside his first four holes, to card a one-under 69.
He sits on three under overall, while Viktor Hovland and Ryan Gerard share the halfway lead on 10 under heading into the weekend.

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