McIlroy shoots 5-under 65 to take lead in Memphis

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Maybe he'll be OK at the Open

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Rory McIlroy is getting exactly what he wanted out of his trip to Tennessee with the chance to play on the weekend. Now the man from Northern Ireland has his sights set on trying to finish off the St. Jude Classic with a win.
McIlroy snapped his skid of three straight missed cuts in style Friday, shooting a 5-under 65 that gave him the lead after 36 holes and put him into the final pairing Saturday.
''I saw a lot of positive signs with my ball striking. Hit a lot of good iron shots and drivers. So that was something that I was really working on the last couple of weeks and feels like it's coming together for me. So excited to be in this position for the weekend. This is really what I wanted heading into next week,'' McIlroy said.

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he fell apart today