The American then benefited from a poor matchplay
The next two holes were halved with cheap nike air max matching birdies and McIlroy was fortunate not to go one down at the par-four fourth where he had to take a penalty drop after his tee shot ended up in desert scrub.
He bogeyed the hole, as did Mahan who struck his approach into the front left greenside bunker after being perfectly placed off the tee.
Mahan finally broke the deadlock to go one up with a conceded birdie at the sixth where he struck an exquisite tee shot that settled within two feet of the cup.
The American then benefited from a poor matchplay decision by McIlroy at the par-four seventh.
After watching Mahan’s approach from 135 yards pitch on and then spin back down the hill below the green, McIlroy followed suit and then failed to reach the green with his chip.
While Mahan bogeyed the hole, he went two up after the Northern Irishman missed a 10-footer to double-bogey.
McIlroy was again in trouble at the par-five eighth, finding a bunker off the tee, failing to reach the green in three and then lipping out with an eight-foot par putt to go three down.
The two young sporting stars are currently facing off in a personal wager on who can stay away from their favorite, unhealthy foods for the longest. Wozniacki says she’ll stay away from sweets, while McIlroy will give up nike air max 90 cheap the salty snacks he craves — chips and popcorn.
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