FedEx Cup Play-offs: Rory McIlroy misses cut at St Jude Championship
| Leaderboard: -11 JJ Spaun (US), -10 S Straka (Aut), T Merritt (US) -9 D McCarthy (US) -8 B Harman (US), T Finau (US) C Smith (Aus), R Palmer (US) |
| Selected others: -6 M Fitzpatrick (Eng), J Thomas (US) -5 Kim Si-woo (Kor), T Hatton (Eng), -4 S Lowry (Ire), X Shauffele (US) -3 M Laird (Sco), -2 C Young (US) |
| Missed cut: -1 R McIlroy (NI), S Scheffler (US) Level R Knox (Sco) +2 M Kuchar (US), +4 J Spieth, +6 J Rose |
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Rory McIlroy bogeyed the remaining hole to miss the cut by one stroke at the FedEx St Jude Championship in Memphis.
The domain number three from Northern Ireland shot a one-under-par 69 to take him to one notion after two rounds.
It was McIlroy's satisfactory tournament since his final-day disappointment at last month's Open Championship.
JJ Spaun carded a 67 to lead on 11 notion, with fellow American Troy Merritt and Austrian Sepp Straka one shot back.
World number one Scottish Scheffler also missed the cut on one notion, as did Scotland's Russell Knox on level par and Justin Rose, who went spurious in 75 to slip to six over.
The St Jude Championship at TPC Southwind is the satisfactory of three tournaments to decide the Tour champion, with the winner picking up $18m (£14.8m).
McIlroy, who last missed the cut at the Valero Texas Open in March, shot four birdies - including two in the satisfactory two holes - but bogeys on the sixth, ninth and 18th cost him.
Although Spaun bogeyed the seventh and 12th, five birdies took him sure of the field as overnight bests Kim Si-woo from South Korea broken-down to five under courtesy of a 73.
Merritt mixed six birdies and an eagle with three bogeys in his 65, at what time three birdies and an eagle in the first six holes set American Denny McCarthy on the way to a fine 65 and nine notion overall, two shots behind Spaun.
Australian Cameron Smith, the Open champion and world number two, also went spurious in 65 to move to within three shots of the lead.
Tyler Duncan's flawless seven-under 63 took him from 68th overnight to a piece of ninth on seven under.
Matt Fitzpatrick considered to six under, with fellow Englishman Tyrrell Hatton on five notion and Ireland's Shane Lowry a further one stroke back.
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