Eire’s Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka of Austria stand three pictures above the pack after three rounds of the Truist Championship, with Rory McIlroy six off the lead.
Lowry and Straka enter Sunday’s remaining round at 14 beneath after taking part in stellar golf on Saturday on the Philadelphia Cricket Membership’s Wissahickon Course.
Straka rolled in a 24.5ft birdie putt on the seventeenth to seize the outright lead earlier than Lowry, taking part in within the remaining group, tied him with a birdie on the identical gap.
Straka shot a four-under-par 66 as he seeks his second title of the PGA Tour season and his first win at a signature occasion. Lowry signed off with a 67.
McIlroy was off to a scorching begin when he birdied the fourth, fifth and sixth, the latter with an unbelievable 54-footer, however he gave again all of these strokes with a double bogey and bogey on the subsequent two holes.
McIlroy, the defending champion who’s taking part in in his first non-team occasion since successful the Masters, carded a 69 and is a part of a gaggle tied for sixth at eight beneath.
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Keith Mitchell led after every of the primary two rounds however poor placing knocked him off his perch. He shot a one-over 71 and fell to 11 beneath, tied for third with Justin Thomas (66).
Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama went out early and shot the spherical of the day, a seven-under 63, to get to 10 beneath and fifth place.
Lowry birdied his first two holes to maneuver in entrance of Mitchell, who had three-putt bogeys on the third and fourth earlier than rebounding with birdies on the subsequent two holes.
Straka crept up the standings and took his first lead when he birdied the ninth. Lowry responded with birdies at 9 and 10, the latter a 17-footer.
Mitchell gave himself an excellent take a look at the par-three 14th by touchdown his tee shot 5 ft from the pin. He proceeded to overlook each his birdie and his par putts and carded his fifth bogey of the spherical.
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Justin Rose withdrew previous to Saturday’s third spherical, citing an sickness.
Rose, a former world No 1 and at present ranked No 14, introduced his resolution over social media with respect to presumably getting more healthy forward of subsequent week’s PGA Championship: “After becoming progressively ill over the past few days, I have made the unfortunate decision to withdraw from the (Truist Championship),” he wrote on X.
“I am not in a state to complete, and it’s best for me to focus on a quick recovery prior to next week. Thanks to all the fans in Philly for the love this week. It’s a special place to me and I’m sorry it wasn’t a better week!”
Rose carded a seven-over 77 in the course of the second spherical and was in final place after 36 holes on the 72-player, no-cut occasion.
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