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Watch: Rory lips in, chips in for back-to-back birdies

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Rory McIlroy picked up back-to-back birdies in style Friday at the Masters.

After a bogey-birdie-bogey start, McIlroy made par at the fourth and missed his drive to the right of the fifth fairway, leaving him 215 yards from the green. No problem:

Masters 2017: Rory McIlroy | 5th Hole, Round 2 pic.twitter.com/pLLqclOG07 — Masters Highlights (@MastersMoments) April 7, 2017

After failing to hold his tee shot on the false front of the sixth green, McIlroy then chipped into the upslope and raced it into the hole for a two:

Masters 2017: Rory McIlroy | 6th Hole, Round 2 pic.twitter.com/Jfzk74muSe — Masters Highlights (@MastersMoments) April 7, 2017

The four-time major champ is in hot pursuit of his first green jacket and the career grand slam.