Was This Tiger Woods’s Closing Journey To St. Andrews?
Rory McIlroy has the prospect to finish his eight-year main drought and seize golf’s “holy grail” as he takes a share of the lead into the ultimate spherical of the Open Championship at St Andrews. McIlroy is joined on the prime of the Open leaderboard by Viktor Hovland after the pair shared an exhilarating battle on Saturday, with each gamers taking pictures rounds of 66 to maneuver 4 pictures away from the chasing pack.
McIlroy and Hovland will once more head out collectively, this time within the closing group, however in entrance of them is a big group of star gamers who will look to place the stress on. Australia’s Cameron Smith, who led into the weekend, is 4 pictures again alongside Cameron Younger – with world No 1 Scottie Scheffler and former Masters champion Dustin Johnson additionally in rivalry.
England’s Matt Fitzpatrick and Tommy Fleetwood can even hope to provide chase, however the focus might be on McIlroy as he seems to be to win his fifth main title and add to his earlier Open Championship from 2014. It doesn’t get greater than profitable the Open at St Andrews, although, particularly on the one hundred and fiftieth 12 months of the Championship. “I’ve obtained myself in a terrific place after three days,” McIlroy stated. “I completed off sufficient golf tournaments in my time to really feel like I do know what to do.”
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The Open 2022
It’s 78.5 ft for Hovland on 4, the large putt can solely be lower all the way down to 10 ft, a tester for par developing.
Schauffele for birdie on 16, it stays out left. He stays at -11.
McIlroy with the identical putt that Younger made on 4, however he slides by, only a par. Nonetheless tied on the prime on -16.
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Jack Rathborn17 July 2022 15:38
The Open 2022: Cameron Younger makes his transfer
Majestic from Spieth on seven, excellent distance and it rolls to 4 ft. He’ll transfer to -12.
That’s splendid tempo from Smith on 4 from about 20 ft, tap-in par. Nonetheless -13 and three again.
Younger desires birdie on 4, down the hill, left to proper, it’s sensible, back-to-back birdie and as much as -13.
Jack Rathborn17 July 2022 15:33
The Open 2022
McIlroy misses from simply six ft, an opportunity escapes. Nonetheless tied on the prime on -16.
In the meantime, Cam Smith, from 166 yards on 4, narrowly escapes the bunker however might be about 20 ft from the flag.
DJ up on 5, the eagle putt is huge, however he can convert for birdie from shut vary to rise up to -12.
Jack Rathborn17 July 2022 15:28
The Open 2022: Rory McIlroy with birdie likelihood to take outright lead
Schauffele with an excellent 221-yard shot on 14, it cuts the 614-yard par 5 in half and only a couple ft for his eagle. He is now at -11, -6 at the moment.
Hovland can solely par the third, McIlroy gazing birdie and a one-shot lead.
Jack Rathborn17 July 2022 15:23
The Open 2022
Good bounceback from Younger, birdie at three takes him again to the place he began and -12.
Filippo Celli is about to win the Silver Medal, the Italian novice follows within the footsteps of Matteo Manassero, who received the celebrated award for novice gamers on the Open Championship in 2009.
An eagle putt is narrowly huge, he’ll faucet in for birdie to finish a sensational Open, posting -5.
Celli beats out Aaron Jarvis, who got here dwelling earlier on +1.
Jack Rathborn17 July 2022 15:17
The Open 2022: Cam Smith closes hole on Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland
It’s a birdie for Smith, he closes the hole to 3 pictures at -13 and sits two away from the large group in fourth.
Spieth for eagle on 5, so shut, however a straightforward birdie coming as much as transfer to -11.
Hatton is heating up on the market, -4 by way of seven and -11 total.
Jack Rathborn17 July 2022 15:10
The Open 2022: Cam Smith eyes birdie at two
Cam Smith with a stunning iron shot on two, it flirts with the outlet and involves a standstill three ft past.
McIlroy and Hovland can’t make birdie on one, to the delight of the chasing pack.
McIlroy blasts a drive on two, excellent. Hovland matches him, a bit of fade, however he’s a way behind his co-leader.
Jack Rathborn17 July 2022 15:04
The Open 2022: Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland arrange birdie probabilities on first
Scheffler’s birdie attempt on two is not any good, nonetheless -11.
Younger with a four-footer for par that received’t flip again after beginning half a ball’s width out left. A bogey takes him to -11 and a tie for fourth with six others.
Hovland to inside eight ft on one, McIlroy has 10 ft or so, each beauty for birdie to kick issues off.
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Jack Rathborn17 July 2022 14:59
The Open 2022: Rory McIlroy begins closing spherical
Rory McIlroy with enormous cheers on the primary. Unbelievable environment.
The Northern Irishman blasts an iron down the green and he’s off in pursuit of main No 5.
Viktor Hovland virtually clips McIlroy’s ball along with his tee shot, it runs about 5 ft previous.
An opportunity for McIlroy to place the stress on maybe?
Jack Rathborn17 July 2022 14:52
The Open 2022: Cam Smith and Cam Younger underway
Cam Smith trying to bounce again after a disappointing third spherical, it’s a troublesome activity, however 4 again, he’s making an attempt to turn out to be the primary Australian participant to win The Open since Greg Norman in 1993.
Whereas the final Aussie to win an Open right here at St Andrews was Kel Nagle in 1960.
Jack Rathborn17 July 2022 14:47
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