5-2 Donald makes BMW move as McIlroy falters
LUKE DONALD is 5-2 to win the BMW Championship after he moved into a share of second place with a second successiveround of 68 at Wentworth on Friday.
Cool Hand Luke’s steadiness means he has halfway leader James Morrison firmly in his sights, with David Drysdale also finishing on eight under.
Donald and Drysdale havefour shots to make up on Morrison, though, after he shot a sparkling round of 64.
Morrison, whose only previous victory came in the Madeira Islands Open two years ago, is an 11-2 chance and is the only other player priced in single figures, with Justin Rose next at 12-1 after he finished on six under.
It was a disastrous day for Rory McIlroy, who missed the cut after adding a 79 to his opening 74.
McIlroy needed to make quick progress but allowed far too many errors to come into his game, mixing plenty of birdies and bogeys at the start of his round before a double-bogey at the eighth sparked a major downward spiral.
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