Rory McIlroy tied for lead at Memorial event | ‘I’m battling and hanging in there!’ | Golf Information
Rory McIlroy shot a two beneath par 70 on the Memorial Event on Saturday; McIlroy is on six beneath alongside David Lipsky and Si Woo Kim going into the ultimate spherical; watch day 4 dwell on Sky Sports activities Golf from 5.30pm on Sunday
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Rory McIlroy says he must keep away from taking part in ‘too aggressively’ as he begins the ultimate spherical at The Memorial Event in a two-way tie with Si Woo Kim and David Lipsky
Rory McIlroy says he must keep away from taking part in ‘too aggressively’ as he begins the ultimate spherical at The Memorial Event in a two-way tie with Si Woo Kim and David Lipsky
Rory McIlroy completed the third spherical of the Memorial Event tied for first place alongside David Lipsky and Kim Si-woo.
McIlroy shot a two beneath par 70 on Saturday at Murifield Village.
With the lead shifting dramatically within the closing levels McIlroy goes into the ultimate spherical at six beneath par with Lipsky, who’s chasing a primary PGA Tour win, and Kim.
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Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland went toe-to-toe on the twelfth on the Memorial Event as each hit sensible birdies one after one other
McIlroy, who started this event with a nightmarish triple bogey end to his first spherical, has labored his approach firmly into rivalry.
“I am feeling extra comfy than I felt at Oak Hill [at the PGA Championship]. I would not say I am 100 per cent. However I am battling and I am hanging in there.
“The course is taking part in actually powerful,” he continued. “It is nearly attempting to place your approach throughout the golf course.
“But it surely feels higher. I did a variety of good work final week and, I preserve saying this, however I really feel like I am not combating the membership face as a lot as I’ve been. I will launch it somewhat bit extra and simply have somewhat extra belief in it and clearly this week with how powerful it is taking part in it’s essential to belief it.”
From his place on the leaderboard, McIlroy believes he is in with “a fantastic probability” of victory on the ultimate day.
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Rory McIlroy completed his opening spherical on the Memorial Event with a nightmarish triple bogey on his closing gap
“I believe this course continues to be very playable from the fairways. I’ve carried out a great job this week of protecting the ball in play,” he mentioned.
“What I have to do tomorrow is simply persist with that gameplan. To not attempt to get forward of myself, to not get too aggressive.
“If I persist with the gameplan that I’ve performed with the final three days, I will be in with a fantastic probability.”
Watch day 4 of the Memorial Event dwell on Sky Sports activities Golf from 5.30pm on Sunday.
