Rory McIlroy will come with a stroke advantage in the final round of Genesis Scottish Open after a gutsy 67-shot result on day three at Renaissance Clubin North Berwick. He leader of the Race to Dubai he entered the weekend with a one stroke lead, but extended it to two on the return as he returned to displaying the exceptional wedge play he displayed on day two.
However, he didn’t have everything in his favor on the back nine, as he went into the clubhouse with a total of 13 under par, while South Korean Tom Kim he matched his 67 to cut the gap to one.
English Tommy Fleetwood and American Brian Harman is at 11 under par, one stroke ahead of world number one Scottie Scheffler2019 British Open champion Shane Lowry, first round leader Byeong-hun An and American duo Eric Cole and JT Poston.
About The best ranked Spaniard is the Catalan Adri Arnaus, in position 39with a total of 205 hits (-5) after delivering a third card with 67 hits. Jorge Campillo from Extremadura It is in position 52 with 206.
McIlroy is looking for a second consecutive Rolex Series victory after his victory at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic in January and also a first victory in Scotland to add to a resume that includes four Grand Slams, the last of which was decisively achieved in 2014 at Royal Liverpool , next week’s venue for The Open, World Championships, Harry Vardon Trophies and FedEx Cups.
But to do so, he not only has to overcome a world-class course, but also the expected wind this Sunday (again starting very early and from the same tee the last group leaves at 8.57 am local time) .
“I’ll take it when it comes,” McIlroy said. “It looks like it’s going to be very, very windy so I’m going to try to control the flight of the ball as much as I can. It’s going to be difficult for everyone, I just have to remember that and go ahead and try to do it,” said the Brit.
“It was another very good round of golf. Very solid. I think I missed a few birdies the last few days, but at the same time, even on the last few holes, the conditions were pretty tough. I think they played very well. three days and let’s see how my game holds up under that kind of pressure”.
The number one in the world, the American Scottie Scheffler, continues to rise in the ranking and is already in fifth position, with four other players, with 200 shots to three from Mcilroy and, therefore, still have options.
The playing conditions this Saturday, with less wind than the first two days, still left enough room to consider the possibility of a great return before ‘every man for himself’ in Sunday. But the two Spaniards who made the cut, Jorge Campillo (-2) and Adri Arnaus (-2) didn’t finish and the tournament management evened things up by proposing to start from two tees with everyone on morning , to eliminate a more likely afternoon electrical storm.
Source: La Verdad
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