Rory McIlroy birdied the last three holes, closing with a dramatic 27-foot putt, to seize a one-stroke lead over top-ranked Brooks Koepka after Saturday's third round of the WGC St Jude Invitational.
The four-time major winner from Northern Ireland fired an eight-under par 62 to stand on 12-under 198 after 54 holes at par-70 TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.
"To birdie the last three holes and take the lead puts me in a really great position going into tomorrow," McIlroy said on Saturday.
"I've holed a lot of putts this week, which is nice."
"Rory is playing with some heat," Koepka said. "I'm just going to have to take it deep."
"One of my goals was to hit it pin high and I did that for most of the day."
- Koepka clings to second -
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"The holes seemed to open up for me today."
"I'm enjoying it while it lasts."
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