McIlroy is off to a nightmare start, with a bogey on 1 and a drive into the fairway bunker on 2. Meanwhile, Tiger hit one of the best tee shots you will ever see on 6 -- a beautiful shot that hit the down-slope just perfectly and rolled right below the hole. He rolled in that putt to move to 7 under and re-take his position as Low American:
1. R. McIlroy (NIR): -11 (55 holes)
2. C. Schwartzel (RSA): -9 (55)
T3. L. Donald (ENG): -8 (57)
T3. J. Day (AUS): -8 (56)
T3. A. Scott (AUS): -8 (56)
T3. K.J. Choi (KOR): -8 (55)
T3. A. Cabrera (ARG): -8 (55)
Cabrera birdies 2 to drop to 9 under.
ReplyDeleteMcIlroy ended up in a greenside bunker after his 3d shot on 2, but he makes a spectacular up-and-down to save par.
ReplyDeleteCHARL SCHWARTZEL JUST HOLED OUT FROM THE 3D FAIRWAY FOR AN EAGLE 2!
ReplyDeleteHe moves to 11 under and TIES MCILROY FOR THE LEAD!
MINUS-8!
ReplyDeleteTiger rolls in another birdie putt on 7. He gives it a big fist pump as he moves to 8 under par, only three shots off the lead.
ReplyDeleteCabrera bogeys the 3d to fall back to 8 under.
ReplyDeleteMcIlroy misses a six-foot birdie putt on 3. He remains at 11 under, but he may really regret that.
ReplyDeleteYEAH! BABY, YEAH!
ReplyDelete"It's a cavalry charge of people who can win this event."
ReplyDeleteSchwartzel bogeys the 4th hole, and McIlroy once again has the lead all to himself.
ReplyDeleteMcIlroy's strategy -- and I think it's a sound one -- is based on the premise that no one can actually catch him so long as he comes in with a 70 or a 71. So far he has been right. Day got hot yesterday, but then faded. Schwartzel was hot as well, but now he may start to fade.
Schwartzel has played the first four holes in birdie-par-eagle-bogey, and I would not be surprised if that has never happened before.
ReplyDeleteEAGLE!!!!
ReplyDelete10 UNDER!
ReplyDeleteYEAH!!!
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