Rory Mcilroy insists that he is “excited by the challenge” of addressing a Sawgrass advantage, with 30 mph forecast burst this weekend in the players championship

Having resisted the storms of a temperamental driver, Rory Mcilroy has more enthusiasm than most about the forecast of strong winds in Sawgrass this weekend.

The bursts are expected to reach around 30 mph in the last two rounds in the players championship, which has the possibility of giving this course a very necessary bite.

Until now, he has been ready for looting, as Mcilroy demonstrates reaching nine under a couple after his opening 67 with a 68 on Friday, leaving him two out of the leadership. But it will be a completely different perspective if a rigid breeze materializes and dry these vegetables.

As a golfer who has become late a wind specialist, that could favor Mcilroy, the world No 2, while chasing Min Woo Lee and Akshay Bhatia, which are the surprise pacemakers in 11 under.

“I'm looking forward to it,” Mcilroy said. 'This course is challenging enough, but with a wind like that, I am excited by that challenge. Trying to control my ball flight, trying to hit different shots, trying to play with some creativity is something that I think I have improved a lot in recent years. '

On the issue of improvements, the Mcilroy game outside the shirt was a drastic update in the second round compared to the first, and in fact in Bay Hill last week. After hitting only four of the 14 streets on Thursday, there seems to have found some answers in the range: only three was lost on Friday.

Rory Mcilroy has insisted that he looks forward to the forecast of window conditions this weekend

The world number 2 had an excellent start in the players championship on Thursday and followed it with 68 on Friday

Mcilroy sits just two shots of the head behind Min Woo Lee and Akshay Bhatia, who are the surprise markers in 11 under

The impact was marking its first nine holes in just 31 blows, began the easiest to setback and established a tone when applying the tenth to Birdie, before losing the speed along the way. Two bogeys in the last four holes cost him a part of the advantage.

“I hit him much better on the shirt,” Mcilroy said. 'I think today I arrived at more streets in six holes than in 18 yesterday.

'I got into play much better and then from there I could give me some opportunities and obviously make some early birdies. I couldn't continue with that back nine, but I was much better outside the shirt.

With Collin Morikawa by joining Mcilroy at nine under, they were the only members of the world's top 30 among the first five names in the classification. Tommy Fleetwood is also on stalking dangerously at seven below after firing a 66, built largely on a four -fond streak on his way to the turn.

The world not 10 has tied in 11th and fifth in its last two openings and seems to have found some impulse as the teachers of next month approach. On the contrary, defending champion Scottie Scheffler is in the midst of a drought for her ridiculous standards, her results since her hand was cut in a glass of wine on Christmas day.

According to most of the measures, that would be a sequence that is worth exchanging, but it is somehow outside its untouchable and is six of the leadership here after an opening 69 with a 70. By the way, it exceeded the same deficit to win this tournament last year while carrying a neck injury.

“I think that having that at the back of my head is always a good thing,” said Scheffler. 'I don't have to play perfect golf to try to win tournaments, and sometimes I try to support myself a bit when I'm there. But last year it was last year.