Scottie Scheffler will start at 10 under par on Thursday with McIlroy at seven under
“I might dabble with the Spider again on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Tour Championship. I felt like I hit good putts. Again, I holed some really good putts and I missed some short ones.
Certainly, he knows he can play catch-up in the limited 30-man field. Last year, McIlroy went into the championship six shots behind before it started and then opened up with a double bogey only to leapfrog his way to the very top by the end. Apart from their good play, Hovland’s especially, there was a chemistry to the point where the Norwegian – in the zone – was still able to talk away to McIlroy as he took a step ever closer to sealing the win.
As McIlroy put it: “I felt like I played very average out there next to Viktor. He played amazing. Yeah, he played incredible. I was marking his card in there and I’m like, oh, you only made one four on the back nine, the rest threes, so it adds up to a nice little 28 for him. It was great to see. He played great ... he’s a world-class player and looking forward to him being on my team for the Ryder Cup in a few weeks’ time.
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