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Local favorite Rory McIlroy (-6) set off on an early charge with three birdies from his opening four holes, while an eagle at the second brought Matt Fitzpatrick level with overnight leader Scottie Scheffler.
With calm conditions through the day, Russell Henley (-6) went around in 65 to set the current third-round benchmark.
Follow the action live below, including insights from our writers at the course.
Leaders: -10 — Scheffler (4), Fitzpatrick (4)
— (4), (4) -9 — Li (4)
— Li (4) -7 — Gotterup (7)
— Gotterup (7) Full leaderboard
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