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McIlroy battles back but misses Irish Open cut

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Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy plays out of the rough on the second day of the Irish Open at the Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle in Northern Ireland on May 29, 2015

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) - World number one Rory McIlroy's Irish Open jinx continued in missing the cut-off mark for a third year in succession following a shock nine over total after Friday's second round.

McIlroy saved some pride with a second level par 71 but never recovered from his opening score of 80 on a continuing wind and rain-swept Royal County Down course.