McIlroy within striking distance at Memorial

Rory McIlroy sits three off the lead at the Memorial Tournament after a three-under 69 left him well positioned to make a weekend charge in Dublin, Ohio.

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McIlroy opened his tournament with a two-under 70 and improved on that on Friday to move to five-under overall.

Australian Cameron Smith also carded a second-round 69 to get to eight-under and the outright lead, one clear of the USA's Denny McCarthy and KH Lee of South Korea.

Shane Lowry slipped down the leaderboard as an even-par 72 left him on three-over. The Offaly man had an up-and-down back nine but a birdie on 17 at least sent him to the clubhouse on something of a high.

Seamus Power meanwhile has missed the cut. The Waterford man shot a four-over 76 which left him on four-over for the tournament, two shots outside the cut mark.