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Although leading at the UBS Hong Kong Open after the second round, US Open Champion Rory McIlroy is not having an easy time as the season draws to a close.
"I'm mentally and physically fatigued and it showed in a couple of tired swings toward the end," he said. "But I don't think the season was long, I made the season long for myself. It was not as if I was obligated to play."
The 22-year-old from Northern Ireland has had a whirlwind two months, playing in a number of lucrative unsanctioned events, including the Shanghai Masters where he won golf's biggest purse of $2m.
McIlroy also figured in a week-long trip across China where he played 18 holes spread across seven cities that was sponsored by a Hong Kong businessman's property company.
"The last 10 weeks has been long. It has been an experience, something I can learn from in the future," McIlroy said. "It is all a matter of rest.”
Although sometimes even rest doesn’t work out as planned.
I had two weeks off in the Maldives inbetween the HSBC Champions in Shanghai and the World Cup [in Hainan last week] but I got sick during this time and I was on the drip for three days."
McIlroy is currently tied in Hong Kong with Spain’s Alvaro Quiros, with the front-runners on seven under par.
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