- Northern Irishman scores 72 but trails Pavon and Åberg
- Scheffler and Woods miss the cut on day two at Pinehurst
Rory McIlroy remained in the frame for a drought-busting fifth major title after staring down multiple moments of crisis on Friday as the 124th playing of the US Open reached the halfway mark amid oppressive North Carolina heat.
The in-form Northern Irishman scored an eventful 72 after Thursday’s five-under-par 65 to lie two shots off the pace of France’s Matthieu Pavon (through 14 holes) and Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg (through 17) , the 23-year-old Masters runner-up in his third career appearance at one of golf’s four bedrock tournaments.
