{"id":13436,"date":"2012-08-13T02:29:52","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T00:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/refile-golf-mcilroy-has-three-shot-lead-as-tiger-fights-back\/"},"modified":"2012-08-13T02:29:52","modified_gmt":"2012-08-13T00:29:52","slug":"refile-golf-mcilroy-has-three-shot-lead-as-tiger-fights-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/refile-golf-mcilroy-has-three-shot-lead-as-tiger-fights-back\/","title":{"rendered":"REFILE-Golf-McIlroy has three-shot lead as Tiger fights back"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Refiles to additional clients)<\/span><\/p>\n

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By Simon Evans<\/p>\n

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KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina<\/span> Aug 12 (Reuters) – Rory
\nMcIlroy, seeking his second major title, held a three-shot lead
\nafter the weather-delayed third round of the PGA Championship on
\nSunday, while Tiger Woods fought back to trail the Northern
\nIrishman by five strokes.<\/p>\n

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McIlroy, who had started the round two off the pace, fired a
\nfive-under-par 67 on a relatively calm morning at Kiawah Island
\nto post a seven-under total of 209.<\/p>\n

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Sweden’s Carl Petterson, continuing his consistent form
\nthroughout this week, shot an even-par 72 to trail McIlroy by
\nthree but the fourth round later on Sunday has no shortage of
\ncontenders with 14 players within six shots of the lead.<\/p>\n

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American Bo Van Pelt (67), South African Trevor Immelman
\n(70) and Australian Adam Scott (70) are all well poised in a
\nthree-way tie at three under.<\/p>\n

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But McIlroy, looking confident in what has been his best
\neffort in the majors this season, was delighted to have picked
\nup where he left off before Saturday’s storm halted the action.<\/p>\n

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“I thought it was just a continuation of how I played on
\nSaturday afternoon,” McIlroy, one of 26 players who had to
\ncomplete the third round on Sunday, told reporters after a
\nseven-birdie display.<\/p>\n

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“I struck the ball beautifully from tee to green, same thing
\non Thursday, as well. Just one more round like that, and I’ll be
\nhappy.”
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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