One day after two late double bogeys seemingly ended his title chase, Rory McIlroy regrouped with five birdies and an eagle to claw back into this Masters.

Rory McIlroy needed to get off to a great start in the second round of the 89th Masters. He was coming off a disastrous, disheartening finish to Round 1. He had the better end of the draw, weather wise. Friday, he birdied the par-5 second and then ... nothing.

Rory McIlroy had a strong start to his opening round at the Masters. But after a horrific close to the first round, McIlroy clearly had no interest in talking about it to the media. Through 14 holes on Thursday,