British Open Round 3 live updates, leaderboard: Rory McIlroy is on the hunt to chase down Scottie Scheffler
With scoring conditions ideal, birdies and eagles are dropping everywhere around Royal Portrush, with the entire field coming for World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who took a 1-stroke lead into the weekend after a near-perfect 64 on Friday.
Scheffler has already won three times on the PGA Tour this season, including at the PGA Championship in May. A win this week would give him his fourth major championship title, and move him just a U.S. Open win away from the career grand slam.
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But, with scoring conditions ideal, Scheffler will need to match the birdie-barrage in front of him. Already Rory McIlroy is making a run up the leaderboard to the delight of the Northern Ireland crowd.
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Live stream: 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. on PeacockFeatured Group 1: Bryson DeChambeau, Nathan KimseyFeatured Group 2: Shane Lowry, Jon RahmFeatured Group 3: Ludvig Åberg, Justin RoseFeatured Group 4: Rory McIlroy, Jordan Smith
TV coverage: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on NBC
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