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VIRGINIA WATER, England -- With less than a month to go before the U.S. Open, Rory McIlroy is still looking for his true form after missing the cut at the BMW PGA Championship on Friday. The worlds No. 2-ranked golfer finished with a 3 over par 75 for the day and a 5 over total for two rounds on the West Course at Wentworth. McIlroy was one of five 2012 European Ryder Cup winners to bow out of the Tours flagship event -- joining two-time defending champion Luke Donald, Ian Poulter, Graeme McDowell and Paul Lawrie. However, it was a different story for another of Europes winners at Medinah. Francesco Molinari put himself in position to capture a fourth European Tour title by shooting a 68 in cold, wet conditions to move one shot clear of the field on 6 under. "I am really happy with my two days and while the conditions were quite tough, Im hitting the ball well off the tee, and the putter is also working well," the Italian said. Four players -- South African George Coetzee (70), Scotlands Marc Warren (70), Englands Mark Foster (69) and Spains Alejandro Canizares (70) -- share second place on 5 under. Spains Sergio Garcia (71) put aside controversy earlier in the week after an inappropriate remark about Tiger Woods to be just five shots from the lead at 143. McIlroy could only manage to hit four fairways in his second round, a roller-coaster front nine of four birdies but also five bogeys. The Northern Irishman steadied to par the next seven holes but then doubled-bogeyed the 17th when he drove out-of-bounds ahead of a two-putt birdie at the last. It is the second year in succession that McIlroy has missed the cut at Wentworth. "It was just a tough day and I didnt get off to the best start to be 2 over through 3," McIlroy said. "I did manage a couple of birdies to get back to level but it was a grind. 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