Rory McIlroy, who is aiming to win his second consecutive Zurich Classic title at the PGA Tour, has moved up to sixth in the third round. McIlroy, who won the Zurich Classic last year by pairing his best friend Shane Lowry of Ireland, laid the groundwork for his team to come from behind to win the final round with good performance on the day.
McIlroy and Lowry teamed up for 11-under 61 at the third round of the championship held at TPC Louisiana (par 72) in Avondale, Louisiana on Sunday. With 22-under 194 overall on Thursday, they moved up their rankings by 10 notches from the previous day, tying for sixth, five shots behind the leader.
In this competition, two players compete in pairs. The first and third rounds will be held in a four-ball (best ball) method, in which two players play with their own balls and score better performance as the team's score, while the second and fourth rounds will be held in a four-ball method, in which one ball is played alternately.
In the third round match held in a four-ball format, Lowry led the team by reducing four pars with one eagle and two birdies in the first nine holes. McIlroy, who helped his team reduce six pars in the first half by garnering two birdies in the first half, secured one eagle and three birdies in the second half. 바카라
McIlroy, who left an eagle putt at the 18th hole and had to wait about 90 minutes due to bad weather, said after making the putt successful, "I didn't think about the putt at all while I was waiting." "We had lunch with Lowry and watched the highlight video of last year's competition, and we talked about where to have dinner," he said. "I think dinner will be better."
Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin of the U.S., who shot 11-under 61 to post a total of 27-under 189 for three days, took the lead alone.
McIlroy and Lowry won the title at the playoff last year. Entering the 18th hole (par 5), one stroke behind the lead, they succeeded in birdieing to tie for the lead with 25-under 263 overall. They then garnered par at the first playoff hole held with Chad Raimi and Martin, and won the title.