Irish Open 2017: Benjamin Hebert, Daniel Im Remain Tied for Lead After Friday

Benjamin Hebert and Daniel Im are tied at the summit of the leaderboard after the second round of the 2017 Irish Open on Friday.

Both players posted five-under for the day, taking their overall scores to 13-under for the tournament at the Portstewart Golf Club, Northern Ireland.

Rory McIlroy departs the tournament after missing the cut.

Here is a look at the latest leaderboard after Friday's action, per to the European Tour.

Recap

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Hebert and Im continued to excel at the Irish Open after their identical opening rounds of 64 gave them a lead.

The pair have dominated the leaderboard with a select few keeping touch in the places behind after inclement weather.

Hebert posted four birdies on the front-nine, followed by a further three on the back-nine, leaving the Frenchman on five under. Two bogies spoiled a strong round, but the effort was enough to place him in control with Im.

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Im's form was equally sumptuous as he shot six birdies during Friday, but a bogey on No. 3 left him cursing his luck.

The American was more conservative on the second-nine of his round, doing the damage much earlier in the day.

Hideto Tanihara made strides up the leaderboard after shooting a second round of 65 to end the day in sixth spot.

The Japanese player avoided shooting any bogeys throughout his work, sinking seven birdies as he climbed the standings.

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Tournament host and reigning champion, McIlroy, will not feature further after missing the cut with a round of 73.

The superstar hit a 72 on the opening day, and a number of uncharacteristic mistakes sees him exit.

McIlroy has looked out of sorts on the greens, and the weather did not help his driving and accuracy.

Hebert and Im both look supremely confident heading into the third round, but 13 players sit within five shots of the duo.