US EditionRory McIlroy Tee Time on Day Three at Irish Open as World Number Three Surges Into Contention
Rory McIlroy recorded six birdies without a bogey, moving to seven-under par and tying for third place, five shots behind leader Joakim Lagergren at the Irish Open.
- On Friday, Rory McIlroy hit a bogey-free six-under 66 at The K Club, moving to seven-under and into a share of third as Joakim Lagergren led on 12-under.
- Rory McIlroy, buoyed by local support, is chasing a second K Club victory after winning the Irish Open at the same venue in 2016 and said Ireland 'has been good to me.'
- He compiled six birdies on a blemish-free 66, and his approach to the par-five 18th at The K Club left an eight-foot eagle putt he narrowly missed.
- McIlroy will head into the weekend with his round keeping him within 'touching distance,' while Tom McKibbin, Shane Lowry, and Alex Maguire also made the cut, boosting local interest.
- With Lagergren leading on 12-under, Joakim Lagergren, Sweden boasts strong recent K Club form, holding a course-record 63 at last year's Irish Challenge and holing out for eagle in that win.
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After just missing out on lifting the Irish Open trophy for the second time in his career last year at Royal County Down, Rory McIlroy will put on the afterburners in Straffan on Saturday with a late afternoon tee-time
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