McIlroy heated up on the back nine Friday at Quail Hollow and finished with a 4-under 67 to climb into contention at the Truist Championship, four shots behind 36-hole leader Sungjae Im.
Aaron Rai handled the tougher pins and made four birdies on his inward nine Friday for a 4-under 67, giving him a one-shot lead in Myrtle Beach.
Rory McIlroy fielded several LIV-related questions after his second round at Quail Hollow. He told reporters that the PGA Tour has the most competitive golf and that if a player doesn’t want to play “that [it] says something about you.”
Cameron Young has played as well or better than anyone this year. Justin Thomas has taken note and likes what he’s seen. So much so, he asked for the same model putter that Young uses. Thomas is now in contention at the Truist Championship.
Rory McIlroy made a charge during his back nine at Quail Hollow on Friday, with a stretch that featured five birdies in seven holes.
McIlroy fielded zero questions earlier this week related to LIV Golf and the recent news that the league was losing its Saudi-backed funding. After his second round Friday, the world No. 2 faced questions primarily centered around the topic.
Chandler Blanchet gets a hole in one on the 17th hole, part of the Green Mile, while playing his first Truist Championship.
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Higgo fired a career-best, 11-under 61 Saturday to vault to 22 under through three rounds on Diamante’s generous El Cardonal layout, a shot clear of Carson Young, who co-led here a year ago.
Final-round tee times and TV times for the PGA Tour’s World Wide Technology Championship, live on Golf Channel.
After back-to-back bogeys, Andrew Putnam drills a hole-in-one on the par-3 16th hole at El Cardonal during the third-round action at the World Wide Technology Championship.
Brandel Chamblee explains how Aaron Rai’s swings and accuracy-focused play style remind him heavily of the legendary Calvin Peete.
The Golf Central crew looks back on the best moments from the Round 3 of the DP World Tour’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Yas Links before hearing from leader Aaron Rai and second-place Tommy Fleetwood.
Aaron Rai will take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Abu Dhabi Championship as he seeks a first title on the European tour in five years.
Japanese golfers Nasa Hataoka and Yuna Araki sat atop the leaderboard after Saturday’s third round of the LPGA’s Toto Japan Classic.
Third-round tee times and TV times for the PGA Tour’s World Wide Technology Championship, live on Golf Channel.
Matti Schmid rolled in a 30-foot eagle putt with about 6 feet of break during a six-hole stretch he played in 6 under par that carried the German to a 9-under 63 and a one-shot lead Friday.