Rory McIlroy Closes Distance in FedExCup Round, Scottie Scheffler Races for FedxCup Title

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Rory McIlroy Closes Distance in FedExCup Round, Scottie Scheffler Races for FedxCup Title
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  1. Updates and highlights from the third round of the PGA Tour's Tour Championship, where Rory McIlroy needs a big weekend charge and Scottie Scheffler chases Viktor Hovland for FedxCup victory Saturday 29 August 2026 17:36, UK

  2. McIlroy sits five strokes back alongside Cameron Young as he searches for a record-extending fourth FedExCup title, with all 29 players in the field under-par heading into the final round.

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    McIlroy is joined on 10 under by Players Championship winner Cameron Young. England's Justin Rose and Matt Fitzpatrick are probably too far back to challenge or the title at eight under par.

  3. Back-to-back Masters champion Rory McIlroy - a record three-time FedEx Cup winner in 2016, 2019 and 2022 - catapulted himself into contention with a hugely impressive 63 to sit five shots off the lead.

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    More to follow... McIlroy fights back to stay in FedExCup mix The Masters champion was seven off the halfway lead and showed little sign of a title push when he scrambled a par at the first and made a three-putt bogey at the second, only to birdie his next two holes and take advantage of the par-five sixth.

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  1. 01 ESPN

    Tour Championship: Best shots and highlights from Saturday null

  2. 02 Sky Sports

    Hovland produced a birdie-birdie finish to post a five-under 65 at East Lake, lifting the 2023 FedExCup champion to 15 under and with a narrow advantage over playing partner Ryan Gerard.

  3. 03 BBC Sport

    Published Tour Championship - round three -15 V Hovland (Nor); -14 R Gerard (US); -12 A Scott (Aus), L Aberg (Swe), S Scheffler, C Gotterup (US)

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Original Articles (4)

US Tour Championship: Best shots and highlights from Saturday — ESPN
UK Hovland leads Scheffler in FedExCup thriller as McIlroy makes late push — Sky Sports
UK Tour Championship LIVE! McIlroy chases fast start as Hovland shares lead — Sky Sports
UK Hovland leads Tour Championship as Scheffler and McIlroy impress — BBC Sport