Rory McIlroy surges into six-shot Masters lead with stunning second-round flourish

Six birdies in final seven holes for defending championBurns and Reed at -6, Rose, Lowry and Fleetwood at -5After spending 16 years as the hunter, Rory McIlroy is relishing his position as the hunted. The defending Masters champion has reached the halfway point of the 2026 staging in a style that asserts his desperation to hang on to the Green Jacket. Elk, served as sliders in the 36-year-old’s champions dinner on Tuesday evening, were seen diving for cover in mountainous regions as McIlroy plac...