Rory McIlroy has closed the gap on leader Xander Schauffele and is now just one shot behind the American heading into the last day of the Wells Fargo.
The Northern Irishman had his second straight bogey-free day with a four under par 67 after he shot four birdies to set up a thrilling finish at Quail Hollow in Charlotte on Sunday.
McIlroy said he was pleased with his performance on Saturday: “Two straight bogey-free rounds, this is what it must feel like to be Scottie Scheffler.
“I think I’ve held out pretty well for the most part inside six feet, and then I think because I know this golf course so well, I’ve missed it in the right spots when I have missed the green.
“The template of the greens is very similar. There might be a few different like nuances, but overall they’re pretty similar to what they have been. So they all slope the same way, they all — you know, so overall I think slight subtleties and slight changes, but it still plays very similar to how it’s played over the last 10 years.
“To play two rounds in a row on this golf course in these conditions bogey free is a bit of a feather in my cap, I’m pretty proud of that.”
Schauffele had his worst day of the tournament so far, carding a one under par 70 with two birdies and a bogey.
“Not as clean,” he said. “Some sleepy wedges in there unfortunately, some really good up-and-downs, kind of a mixed bag. Definitely made it harder on myself is what it felt like from being in some good spots in the fairway.
“You definitely want to try and birdie the par 5s, which I wasn’t able to do very well today. Overall, kind of squeaked this one out.”
He sits at 12 under par, with South Korea’s Sungjae Im four shots behind in third.
