Rory McIlroy on eventful Open round of 66: 'I played well and rode my luck at times'
FANS FAVOURITE: Rory McIlroy looks on from the rough on the 17th hole during day three of The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Antrim. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile.
Rory McIlroy feels like he has given himself "half a chance" of pushing for a second Open title on Sunday with a five-under par round of 66 that contained four birdies, an eagle, a bogey and two bizarre moments.
It was a round backdropped by a vociferous crowd that urged him on at every chance and every half-chance. And it leaves him six shots behind Scottie Scheffler with the leader in splendid isolation at 14-under after signing for a four-under 67 late in the evening.
