MEXICO CITY (AP) " Sore ribs or sore stomach, it doesn't seem to matter to Rory McIlroy. After being gone for seven weeks, he took a two-shot lead into the weekend at the Mexico Championship with a chance to return to No. McIlroy missed putts inside 6 feet on his last three holes " one for par, two for birdie " and still shot a 6-under 65. He got 14 hours of sleep to help overcome a stomach virus and said he was feeling a little better. McIlroy was at 9-under 133, two shots ahead of Phil Mickelson (68), Justin Thomas (66) and Ross Fisher (68).

Source: New Zealand Herald March 03, 2017 23:48 UTC