Rory McIlroy produced a superb six-under 64 to surge up the leaderboard at the Houston Open and serve notice of his potential to claim an elusive Masters title in two weeks’ time.
Australia’s Min Woo Lee scrambled for a par on the final hole to hold off a collection of hard-charging pursuers and win on the PGA Tour for the first time.
McIlroy looked like he could be playing himself into contention at one stage as he recovered from a bogey on his opening hole of the day, with three birdies and an eagle on the front nine.
However, he was never able to get close enough to Lee to put the pressure on as his first round of 70 continued to hamper his chances of winning the tourmnanet.
Lee, meanwhile, shot a…