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By Neil McLeman Rory McIlroy admitted his swing was “horrific” after scrambling to make the cut at the windswept Masters. And the world No.2 showed his frustration with the slow play after taking six hours to complete his second round. The Ulsterman started with a 71 – his lowest opening round since 2018. But with the wind gusting up to 45mph on freaky Friday, he played his first round without a birdie here since 2016 as he limped home in 77. The tough conditions saw players taking more shots – and more time to judge shots. with the average score 75.08. There was a queue on the 11th tee – and …

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