Shubhankar Sharma and Jordan Smith shared the halfway lead at the Horizon Irish Open on Friday as Rory McIlroy struggled to mount a bid to win his home event for the second time.
Sharma shot six-under 66 and Smith followed with a 65 as they finished the second round at The K Club on 13 under for the tournament, one shot ahead of Ross Fisher .
'I'm trying to think of the last time I made a double bogey, it's been a few months and I've prided myself on really limiting my mistakes,' McIlroy said.'That was one that obviously got away from me and I need a good one tomorrow to get myself back into it. There's low scores to be had on this golf course, especially with how the conditions are.
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