Rory McIlroy misses cut as Adam Svensson holds lead at The Players Championship from Scottie Scheffler

Rory McIlroy will have Sunday off after missing the cut at The Players Championship. The world No. 3 put himself on the back foot with some wayward play off the tee on day one.

Ad He spent a lot of time on the range in a bid to figure out the issues, but slipped further back on day two. The Players ChampionshipMcIlroy makes wayward start to The Players, sits 12 shots off leadYESTERDAY AT 23:51 His second round on Friday was cut short by bad weather in Florida, and he returned on Saturday morning looking to make a charge on the back nine. With benign conditions favourable for scoring, McIlroy had every chance to make up the lost ground but was unable to bend TPC Sawgrass to his will and missed the cut by three shots after finishing at five-over.

McIlroy has looked jaded all week and his tournament was summed up on the 18th, as his tee shot went miles right, he caught a tree with his second shot, hit an excellent third but missed the putt and made bogey. It will be a case of resetting, recharging the batteries and preparing for the opening major of the year at The Masters next month. After missing the cut for the first time since August, McIlroy said: “Just very blah.

“The course, you just have to be really on to play well here. If you're a little off, it definitely magnifies where you are off. It is, it's a bit of an enigma.

Some years I come here, and like it feels easier than others. Second Round Leaderboard 1. Adam Svensson, nine-under 2.

Scottie Scheffler, seven-under T3. Ben Griffin, six-under T3. Min Woo Lee, six-under T3.

Christiaan Bezuidenhout, six-under T3. Collin Morikawa, six-under T7. Cam Davis, five-under T7.