“That’s another Friday out of the way. Thank God."

/

Some have seconditis, Rory has second rounditis.

Ewan Murray reports on Rory' McIlroy's shocking second round 78 at the Scottish Open where another Friday blow-up took him from the lead to struggling to contend. 

From Murray's report:

McIlroy’s woes began with a bogey on the opening hole after his approach shot missed the green. Having reached the turn in 38, two over, he went on to bogey the 10th and double-bogey the 12th after taking two to get out of a bunker. McIlroy was seven over for the day through 14 holes and suddenly flirting with the cut.

The 25-year-old parred in from there and thus avoided what would have been an ignominious exit but he still cut a dejected on-course figure. “That’s another Friday out of the way. Thank God,” McIlroy said with a laugh.

In Bob Harig's account of the round, he noted this about McIlroy:

Worldwide, McIlroy has played his first rounds in 51 under par this year, but 9 over in the second round.

Rory certainly didn't go the route of Monty, as James Corrigan recounts this classic from 1996 when Carnoustie played tougher in the Scottish Open than Open host Lytham.

Following his first-round 70 in benign conditions, Montgomerie said: “This place is fantastic. It’s the best links course I’ve ever seen — I can’t find a detrimental thing to say about it.”

Following his closing 81, in which the elements howled, Montgomerie said: “That course has completely destroyed my swing for the Open. The conditions were far too severe to play golf. This event deserves better.”

Ricardo Gonzalez and Kristoffer Broberg lead at -6, one clear of Justin Rose, five ahead of Phil Mickelson and six ahead of McIlroy. And don't forget the coverage is split between Golf Channel and NBC this weekend.