Melbourne, Dec. 5 -- Rory McIlroy made three birdies in his last four holes in the second round to make the cut for the weekend at the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne.
The Masters champion, who won this tournament in 2013, carded a second round three-under 68 to finish inside the cut line and move to two-under after two rounds.
After an up and down first round, the Northern Irish golfer recovered in the second to move seven shots behind joint leaders Daniel Rodrigues and Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, who are on nine-under, according to a BBC report.
McIlroy, who is featuring at the Australian Open for the first time since 2014, made a birdie and eight pars in a solid start on the front nine. He made four more pars on the way back to the ...