McIlroy's Travelers hopes hit by shocking quadruple bogey

Rory McIlroy slid down the leaderboard at the Travelers Championship after a shocking quadruple bogey at the 12th hole on his second round.

McIlroy was the joint-leader after the first 18 holes and continued to set the pace after five birdies in his front nine at TPC River Highlands.

However, his score took a big hit at the par-four 12th with an incredible sequence of shots that saw McIlroy fly way left off the tee, then go wide right on his next attempt, before overshooting the green with a chip from the bunker. He eventually made a short putt on his eighth shot.

A double bogey at the 15th hole added to McIlroy's woes and he finished six shots behind leader Xander Schauffele, who has a five-shot advantage on 14 under par.

Schauffele hit a second consecutive round of 63 to lead from a five-man group on nine under par made up of defending champion Harris English, Kevin Kisner, Cam Davis, Nick Hardy and Patrick Cantlay.

Reflecting on what went wrong during his round, McIlroy said: "It's golf sometimes...it sort of came out of the blue.

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