It's not easy following up a 63, but Brendan Steele did what he could Friday, posting a 2-under 70. His lead over Jhonattan Vegas stretched to two strokes.

Whatever momentum Rory McIlroy thought he had disappeared. The world No. 3 shot a 1-under 71, making just two putts outside five feet.

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"Just very frustrating. It's sort of been like this since I've been back," McIlroy said, per PGATour.com. "Just need to see some putts going in the hole, get some confidence. I think it's more mental than anything else.

"Whenever you don't see anything go in, it makes it harder and harder each and every hole that goes by."

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Highlights

Shot of the Day

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Leaderboard

R1

R2

R3

R4

Total

Thru

1

Brendan Steele

-9

-2

-

-

-11

18

T2

Jhonattan Vegas

-8

-1

-

-

-9

18

T2

Graham DeLaet

-5

-4

-

-

-9

18

T2

Harold Varner III

-7

-2

-

-

-9

18

T6

Justin Rose

-5

-3

-

-

-8

18

T6

Martin Laird

-7

-1

-

-

-8

18

T6

Justin Thomas

-6

-2

-

-

-8

18

T6

Russell Henley

-5

-3

-

-

-8

18

T10

J.J. Henry

-4

-3

-

-

-7

18