Rory McIlroy needed just a little little bit of early prep at Augusta Nationwide and a few competitors at TPC San Antonio, forward of subsequent week’s Masters Match.
He can get just a little extra of the previous this weekend.
McIlroy missed the reduce on the Valero Texas Open, capturing 72-73 for a 1-over whole, two photographs off the qualifying line. He’s not the one distinguished title among the many early exits. Bryson DeChambeau’s 5-over whole had him close to the underside of the leaderboard via two days of his first stroke-play begin on Tour since January.
DeChambeau, sidelined by a fractured hamate bone in his left and a torn labrum in his left hip, made his return to competitors ultimately week’s WGC-Dell Applied sciences Match Play. He didn’t make it out of pool play and failed to interrupt par in both of his two rounds in San Antonio.
Full-field scores from the Valero Texas Open
After opening in 1-over 73, DeChambeau made triple-bogey 7 – with out a penalty stroke – on his first gap Friday. He added a double bogey on the par-4 11th and carded a 4-over 76.
McIlroy, in the meantime, had six birdies, six bogeys and 6 pars in his Thursday 72. The second spherical was a lot blander, as he posted a single birdie to go along with two bogeys.
McIlroy, who must win the Masters to finish the profession Grand Slam, acquired a preview of Augusta National on Tuesday, when he flew into city for some prep work. He could be headed again prior to anticipated.
