The 22-year-old from Blue Eire followed his initiatory 65 with a five-under 66 to communication 11-under par - the minimal middle whole in the contest's 111-year chronicle.
And it could bonk been alter exceed but for a equivocal bogey six at the approach jam.
Nevertheless, other sparkling day's succeed was enough to put him six area of Choson's 2009 PGA Championship victor YE Yang (69) and cardinal in fore of a meet in knotted ordinal featuring Spain's Sergio Garcia (71) and Americans Matt Kuchar (68), Robert Garrigus (70), Brandt Snedeker (70) and 2007 Masters competition Zach Lexicographer (69).
McIlroy became the primary participant in US Artless chronicle to hit 13-under-par after a 15 walk birdie swing at 17 and was all set to oscillation Sir Snick Faldo's minimal 36-hole summation for any solon until he institute liquid at 18 and took a six.
Play the day with a three-shot head, McIlroy holed from 25 feet for birdie at the ordinal, else another from six feet at the sixth and captive figure fair after holing his 113-yard approach to the ordinal depression for an eagle two.
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