Rory McIlroy believes he is still in contention to win the Pebble Beach Pro-Am due to the role the weather could play in the final round on Sunday.

At the halfway point, the defending champion is tied 17th alongside the likes of Tommy Fleetwood and Chris Gotterup on nine under.

McIlroy carded a second round 67, which included an eagle on the second and four further birdies, but he is still six shots behind joint-leaders Akshay Bhatia and Ryo Hisatsune.

World number one Scottie Scheffler recovered from a poor first round to move to six under, while Americans Rickie Fowler and Sam Burns are tied third on 14 under.

-5 his last 7 holes for a 66!

Scottie is comin' @ATTProAm.

The deficit is just single digits into the weekend. pic.twitter.com/FpGkYO2UYt

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Although McIlroy felt he could have been closer to the lead after the first two rounds, his main focus now is on remaining within the hunt for the trophy ahead of Sunday, when the weather could play a big role.

"I feel like I wasted a few shots out there or at least just wasn't efficient with my scoring and didn't capitalise on my good start the last couple of days," said McIlroy.

"I played pretty good but with the weather coming in on Sunday, [Saturday's] going to be a really important day to get yourself in position.

"Sunday looks like it could be pretty messy and a lot of things could happen, so the closer you are to the lead Sunday the better.

"Even if I am a few behind going into Sunday, everyone will have a chance given those conditions."