Pebble Seashore Professional-Am: Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry surge into competition with third-round 65s

Rory McIlroy overcame a six-shot deficit and atrocious climate to surge into competition for the Pebble Seashore Professional-Am title.

McIlroy made a blistering begin to his third spherical with 4 birdies on the entrance 9, earlier than positive factors on the fifteenth, sixteenth and par-five 18th left him seven beneath for the day and -15 for the week.

Shane Lowry (-15) matched McIlroy’s 65 on Saturday, with an eagle on the second setting the tone as he made his means up the leaderboard.

“I felt like the weather switched on six for us,” mentioned McIlroy. “I said to Harry (Diamond) literally let’s just try and chip the ball around today. I feel like I didn’t really make a full swing after that.

“It received actually squally on seven, eight, 9, 10 for us so to play these holes on even par was big. Then it began to settle and was a bit extra sheltered on that again 9.

“It was nice to pick up a few birdies on the way in.”

Spherical two chief Sepp Straka (-16) rescued his third spherical with 4 birdies in his ultimate 5 holes to carry a one-shot lead going into the ultimate day.

Justin Rose (-14) loved one other robust spherical with four-under 68 placing him one shot behind McIlroy and Lowry to arrange a blockbuster ultimate spherical.

Scottie Scheffler completed 10 beneath with a third-round 69 as he continues his comeback after a hand damage sustained whereas cooking final month.

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