Amgen Irish Open: Rory McIlroy four shots off lead heading into final round as Adrien Saddier leads
Rory Mroy is four shots off the lead at the Amjun Irish Open heading into Sunday’s final round at the K Club. Mroy made it back-to-back bogey-free rounds on Saturday. Birdies on the fourth, fifth, 14th, and 18th, helping him card a 4under. Par 68. It follows a brilliant 6under 66 on Friday. Mroy is among the chasers of Adrien Sadier who takes a one-shot lead into the final round with the Frenchman carding a third round 68 to move to 15 under par. While Mroy did not suffer too many errors, the high winds caught him out, leaving him frustrated that he did not walk away with more. As I was walking off the 18th green, I said to Harry that this is probably the most frustrating 4under par round of golf I’ve played in a while. Mroy said, “I had plenty of chances. It got gusty at the end. I felt like I gave myself a lot of chances. Hit some good putts that didn’t go in. had a nice one that sort of dropped at 14. I feel like all day I was just trying to keep myself in close position to the leads. I feel like I could be a couple of shots better, but overall still in a decent position going into tomorrow. If I can get off to a fast start and put a little bit of pressure on the guys behind, hopefully I’ll be at the back nine in contention. The round of the day belonged to Angel Hidalgo, who carved up the front nine with seven successive birdies and made 12 in all, equaling the European tour record in a stunning 63 despite a double bogey at the 16th. Hidalgo surged up the leaderboard into second place with fellow Spaniard Alfredo Garcia Heredia. Third on 12 underpar Mroy is tied for fourth with Yookum Logger while Ireland’s Shane Lowry is nine shots off the lead after a third round 70.
