BREEZE-Y DOES IT FOR RORY

RORY MCILROY is ready to blow away the rest of the field on a windy weekend at The Players.

- by NEIL MCLEMAN

The Ulsterman shot six birdies in his first 11 holes, before two late bogeys saw him card a second-round 68 in Sawgrass.

The world No.2 sat two shots behind the clubhouse lead held by Aussie Min Woo Lee (66) and American Akshay Bhatia (66) on 11 under par.