Rory Macilroy Pga Tour Jon Rahm Shane Lowry Scottie Scheffler Kurt Kitayama Usa Las Vegas South Korea state South Carolina Rory McIlroy Sport cup as Rory Macilroy Pga Tour Jon Rahm Shane Lowry Scottie Scheffler Kurt Kitayama Usa Las Vegas South Korea state South Carolina

McIlroy in the lead at CJ Cup as he chases number one spot

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Rory McIlroy will carry a one-shot lead into the final round of the CJ Cup as his bid to become world number one for a ninth time remains on track.A win or outright second place, if current number one Scottie Scheffler finishes out the top 35 [he's currently in a tie for 47th], would send the Holywood golfer – sitting on 13-under - to the top of the rankings for the first time since 2020.A four-under-par 67 gives him a real chance, although a bogey at the 17th prevented him from holding a bigger lead.McIlroy entered Saturday’s action in South Carolina three shots off leader Jon Rahm and now has a glorious chance to defend the title with the tournament staged in Las Vegas in 2021.He had two eagles during his round, firstly at the par-five fourth and then rolling in a 30-foot putt at the 12th.

There were also three birdies and three bogeys on his card.FULL LEADERBOARDThere is a three-way tie for second on 12-under with Rahm, American Kurt Kitayama and KH Lee of South Korea chasing McIlroy.Shane Lowry had managed to get to 10-under by the eighth hole, but bogeys would follow at the ninth, 11th and 14th to leave him just outside the top 10.Seamus Power recorded a disappointing 74, that featured four back-nine bogeys, to fall to three-under.

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