Rory McIlroy knows it’ll take a Herculean effort to chase down Xander Schauffele over the weekend at the CJ Cup, so he has set a different goal.
“Almost have a little bit of amnesia and forget about what I’ve just done,” he said after shooting 69 Friday.
McIlroy begins the weekend a dozen shots back of Schauffele, who opened with 66-64 at Shadow Creek.
After a first-round 73, McIlroy headed to the range to find some freedom in his swing. For the past two weeks he’s been grinding on the range, focused on positions, and it clouded his mind in the heat of competition.