Rory McIlroy ... missed the cut in Hong Kong. Source: Kin Cheung / AP
Rory McIlroy's bid to become the first man in half a century to retain the lucrative Hong Kong Open came to an embarrassing end on Friday as the world No.1 crashed out with a double-bogey.
With the 23-year-old almost certain to miss the halfway cut after a disastrous second round, New Zealander Michael Campbell surged to the top of the leaderboard and the tournament is now wide open after McIlroy's meltdown.
Campbell, who won the US Open in 2005 but has struggled since, took the clubhouse lead in blustery conditions with a 64 that was studded with seven birdies against a lone bogey for a two-day total of nine-under-par 131.
Miguel Angel Jimenez, Zhang Lianwei and the Swede Fredrik Andersson Hed were tied in second, a shot behind, with most of the second round completed at Hong Kong Golf Club.
McIlroy, whose third place in Singapore last weekend meant he tied up the European money list to add to his United States cash crown, started his second round brightly, making three birdies in his opening six holes.
But then the wheels came off. With the wind picking up under rolling clouds, the Northern Irishman went on a rotten run: he had four bogeys in five holes, made par on his penultimate hole, then finished with a double-bogey.
His round of two-over-par 72 left the starlet on five-over for the tournament, three shots shy of the projected cut.
He previously failed to make three cuts in May-June, including at the US Open where he was defending champion.
"I always enjoy coming back here. It's just a pity that this year had to end like that,'' said McIlroy, who audibly groaned when his approach shot went wayward on the fifth hole, to gasps from the large watching crowd.
"The wind was tricky. It definitely made play a little trickier. I didn't putt very well in Singapore last week. This week was the same, so a bit of putting practice is required in Dubai," he said.
What had until then been a hugely satisfying season for McIlroy concludes at the lucrative DP World Tour Championship next weekend. He has already sealed the Race to Dubai.
Anders Hansen of Denmark was fifth, two shots off Campbell. Daisuke Kataoka and the shock overnight leader, unknown Spaniard Javier Colomo, were tied sixth.
Marcus Fraser was the best placed Australian, a shot behind Kataoka and Colomo.
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