Watch: Paul Kimmage at the USPGA – A mixed bag for the Irish on day two, and an apology
After trouble with his driver, Rory McIlroy rallied on day two to scrape into the weekend but he lies nine shots back at the US PGA in Quail Hollow.
It was a day of mixed fortunes for the Irish contingent and Paul Kimmage and Brian Keogh pick their way through the ups and down of the second round – and Paul has an apology for Seamus Power.
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