{"id":1252069,"date":"2024-06-16T20:32:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T20:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1252069"},"modified":"2024-06-16T21:29:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T21:29:17","slug":"rory-mcilroy-in-contention-at-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/rory-mcilroy-in-contention-at-us-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy in contention at US Open"},"content":{"rendered":"
Rory McIlroy has a fifth major title within his sights after eating into his overnight deficit in the final round of the US Open at Pinehurst<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Starting the day three shots behind Bryson DeChambeau, McIlroy made the ideal start with a birdie from 20 feet on the first and found himself just a shot behind when DeChambeau bogeyed the fourth.<\/p>\n McIlroy was then unfortunate to drop a shot on the par-five fifth after what looked an excellent approach ran off the sloping green into one of the native areas.<\/p>\n From a poor lie, McIlroy chipped into the bunker in front of him and narrowly failed to hole a 20-foot par putt.<\/p>\n McIlroy closed the gap again with a birdie from 15 feet on the ninth, but DeChambeau kept his nose in front with par from a similar distance on the eighth.<\/p>\n Playing alongside McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay was two shots off the lead after narrowly failing to match McIlroy\u2019s birdie on the ninth.<\/p>\n Former champion Martin Kaymer had earlier showed what was possible \u2013 both good and bad \u2013 in the final round.<\/p>\n Ten years after leading from start to finish and winning by eight shots at Pinehurst, Kaymer carded a closing 73 to finish 13 over par.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n