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Morikawa hit a poor approach to the par-four fifth hole at the Renaissance Club which stopped on the edge of a steep bunker.

The Swede carded a second successive 64 for a halfway total of 12 under par.

McIlroy is three shots behind leader Justin Thomas, who returned a flawless 62.

McIlroy carded a five-under-par 65 at the Renaissance Club to lie a shot off the clubhouse lead shared by Max Kieffer and Li Haotong.

The Northern Irishman begins the defence of his Genesis Scottish Open title on Thursday.

The world number two carded a disappointing one-under-par 71.

The 22-year-old Dane recorded nine birdies and a solitary bogey to finish two shots clear of Viktor Hovland, Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Wallace.

The Englishman was two feet from holing a bunker shot for a 59 on the last.

The 33-year-old registered 12 birdies in the 12-under-par round, including one on each of his last nine holes.

Højgaard covered the back nine in just 30 shots to card a superb 66.

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Fox is the first New Zealander to win the title after playing his last 13 holes in eight under par.

An 18-under-par total gave Fox a one-shot victory over playing partner Aaron Rai and England’s Tyrrell Hatton

The Ryder Cup rookie carded a third round of 66 in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

An 80-minute due to early morning fog caused problems later on at the BMW PGA Championship.

Meronk added a second round of 68 to his opening 67 to share the clubhouse lead with Belgium’s Thomas Detry and Japan’s Masahiro Kawamura.

The Swede was four shots off the lead held by Dane Marcus Helligkilde in the BMW PGA Championship.

The young Swede, who is part of Europe’s Ryder Cup team, carded an opening round of 68.

It was McIlroy’s first win on Scottish soil.

A birdie-birdie finish completed a brilliant fightback by the Northern Irishman.