{"id":13432,"date":"2012-08-13T02:29:46","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T00:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/golf-mcilroy-remains-three-ahead-at-kiawah\/"},"modified":"2012-08-13T02:29:46","modified_gmt":"2012-08-13T00:29:46","slug":"golf-mcilroy-remains-three-ahead-at-kiawah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-mcilroy-remains-three-ahead-at-kiawah\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-McIlroy remains three ahead at Kiawah"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Mark Lamport-Stokes<\/span><\/p>\n

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KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina<\/span> Aug 12 (Reuters) – Rory
\nMcIlroy, seeking his second major title, preserved his
\nthree-shot lead by making a comfortable par on the par-four
\nopening hole in Sunday’s final round of the PGA Championship.<\/p>\n

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Wearing a last-day red shirt in the trademark manner of
\n14-times major champion Tiger Woods, McIlroy found the fairway
\noff the tee, hit his second shot to the lower portion of the
\ngreen and safely two-putted.<\/p>\n

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That left the Northern Irishman at seven under par in the
\nseason’s final major, three ahead of Swede Carl Pettersson,
\nafter one hole, and Britain’s Ian Poulter, who made a sizzling
\nbirdie-birdie-birdie start.<\/p>\n

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Woods, hunting his first major crown in over four years, was
\na further stroke back in a tie for fourth, having birdied the
\npar-five second where his eagle attempt from 20 feet slid past
\nthe edge of the cup.<\/p>\n

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Level with Woods were fellow American Jimmy Walker, who
\nbirdied the first two holes, Swede Peter Hanson, after two
\nholes, Australian Adam Scott, after two, and American Bo Van
\nPelt, after one.<\/p>\n

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Though 2011 U.S. Open champion McIlroy was in overall
\ncommand on a hot and breezy afternoon at Kiawah Island Golf
\nResort, the tournament was up for grabs with 14 players within
\nsix shots of the lead after 54 holes.<\/p>\n

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Among the other big names in contention, twice champion
\nVijay Singh of Fiji was at two under, after two holes, and
\nIreland’s triple major winner Padraig Harrington was at one
\nunder, after three.<\/p>\n

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McIlroy, who moved three strokes clear by firing a
\nfive-under-par 67 in the weather-delayed third which was
\ncompleted earlier on Sunday, is aiming to end a run of 16 majors
\nwon by different players.<\/p>\n

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The 23-year-old clinched last year’s U.S. Open at
\nCongressional by a staggering eight shots but has not since
\ncontended in one of golf’s grand slam events until this week.<\/p>\n

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Conditions are expected to remain mainly sunny and breezy at
\nKiawah Island for the rest of the afternoon, with a slight
\nchance of thunderstorms.<\/p>\n

(Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes; Editing by Frank Pingue)<\/p>\n

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