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Rory McIlroy beams with pride as he pays tribute to ‘one of the coolest moments I've ever had' after charge at The Open
RORY McILROY labelled his eagle in front of a home crowd at The Open "one of the coolest moments I've ever had".
The
Royal
Portrush.
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Rory McIlroy scored a sensational eagle on day three of The Open
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He called it one of his coolest moments on the golf course
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A
lightning
fast start saw him sink three birdies in his first four holes and, while he carded a
Another birdie on 15 saw him end the day on -8, but it was the roar of the crowd on 12 that stayed with him.
Reflecting on the eagle in his post-round interview, McIlroy put it up alongside his past achievements in the sport.
He told
Sky
Sports: "Absolutely incredible out here today. The atmosphere ha been electric all day.
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"Obviously the start was
nice
, birdying three of the first four but as this is going down the hill, probably one of the coolest moments I have ever had on a
golf
course.
"An absolute pleasure to play in front of my home crowd, my fans and I have really tried my best.
"I try my best every week but I am really just trying to hang in there and stay in it.
"The leaders are still a few shots in front but I played well enough to think I at least have a chance going into tomorrow."
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Despite his impressive showing on Saturday, McIlroy acknowledged that he still has a lot of
work
to do to catch leader
The world No1 continued his imperious form with a four-under 67 to finish the day on -14 for the tournament.
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He is four shots clear of second placed Li Haotong, five clear of
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He added: "Scottie Scheffler is inevitable.
"Even when he doesn't have his best stuff, he has become a complete player.
"He is so good around the greens, he's improved so much with his putter.
"It is going to be tough to catch him tomorrow if he keeps playing the way he does.
"If I can get out tomorrow and have a similar start to what I did today, get the crowd going, hopefully he feels that a couple of groups behind me and you never know.
"I just need to go out and play another really good round of golf tomorrow and see what happens."
