McIlroy capitalised with a round of 66 as the leaders dropped down the leaderboard
Rory McIlroy surged right into contention at the Irish Open following a third round of 66 at The K Club.
The four-time major winner got off to an ideal start with a birdie on the first and picked up another on the fourth, but then saw his birdie putt on the ninth horseshoe around the hole and stay out.McIlroy’s eagle chip from the back of the 10th green also caught the edge of the hole and stayed out, but the tap-in birdie took him to eight under par, five behind leaders Shubhankar Sharma and Jordan Smith.
Smith had reached 14 under with a birdie on the fourth but gave the shot straight back on the next, while Sharma followed five straight pars with a clumsy double bogey on the sixth. Attempting to reach the green in two, his approach from 225 yards away in the semi rough found the water in front of the green and from the drop zone his fourth shot hit a rock on the edge of the hazard, but bounced on to the green.
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