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McIlroy on track, Thongchai stuns Furyk

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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits his tee shot on the 10th hole during round two of the World Golf Championship Cadillac Match Play at TPC Harding Park on April 30, 2015 in San Francisco, California (AFP Photo/Christian Petersen)

San Francisco (AFP) - World number one Rory McIlroy maintained his perfect start to the WGC-Championship Match Play on Thursday to stay on course for a place in the last 16 with victory over Brandt Snedeker.

The Northern Irishman, an easy winner in his opening group game on Wednesday, defeated Snedeker by two up at San Francisco's Harding Park to make it two victories out of two in the lucrative $9.