Xander Schauffele maintains a one-stroke lead over Rory McIlroy heading into the final day of the Wells Fargo Championship after Saturday’s challenging third round in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Schauffele led after each of the first three rounds, but was just -1 this Saturday at Quail Hollow Club.
McIlroy, the Northern Irishman who has won the Wells Fargo three times, posted a round of -4, with no bogeysto eliminate most of Schauffele’s four-shot lead heading into the weekend.
Third is South Korean Sungjae Im (69) with 8 under par after hitting the top of the pin with his tee shot on the par-3 17th and holing out for par from the bunker on the 18th.
Schauffele’s only birdies came on the par-5 7th hole and the short par-4 14th.. He found a greenside bunker on the par-4 12th and couldn’t get up and get down for par.
McIlroy took advantage making birdies on holes 5, 9, 10 and 14. He marked his approach shot at No. 5 and holed his ball within 4 feet; using a wedge for his second shot at the 14th, he rolled his approach to within 2 feet.
The world number 2, who won the tournament in 2010, 2015 and 2021, has not made a bogey since Thursday.
McIlroy and Austrian Sepp Straka (67) were the only players to shoot better than 2 under on the day., as the course showed its teeth. Straka moved into fourth place at 7 under par by making four of his seven birdies over his final six holes.
Source: La Verdad
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