McIlroy will head into the final round two shots off the lead.
McIlroy was already five under for the day when he stood over his second shot to the par-five 16th, where he holed out from 116 yards for an eagle on Friday and which he birdied in 2016 to kickstart his victory push.
McIlroy narrowly missed the long par attempt but responded superbly with birdies on the 17th and 18th, the latter courtesy of a 346-yard drive and nine-iron approach to the 548-yard par-five. Rory McIlroy makes his way to the sixth green during day three of the 2023 Horizon Irish Open at The K Club “It’s hard to try to win your national Open and try to get over the line. I’m excited to have another opportunity.
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