LOS ANGELES — Rory McIlroy is well aware of how long it's been.
That, for better or for worse, seems to be following McIlroy around Los Angeles Country Club like a cloud this week.
While that may be a bit distracting, McIlroy showed flashes in Saturday’s third round of what it takes to break that drought and take home another U.S. Open title. He strolled casually into the clubhouse in a plain black T-shirt early in the afternoon, and then confidently launched a 388-yard drive on the opening hole — the longest there of the day — which later set up a tap-in birdie putt to kick off his round. The often sparse crowd was on his side, too, and only grew throughout the afternoon.
While that level of play didn’t hold throughout the day, McIlroy was about as pleased as he could be when he walked off the 18th green. He’s just a shot back of the leaders headed into the final round of a major championship. “Felt like I played really smart, solid golf,” McIlroy said. “Hit a lot of fairways, hit a lot of greens. Sort of felt somewhat stress free out there, if you can ever call golf at a U.S. Open stress free. Overall, yeah, pretty pleased with how today went, and feel like I'm in a good spot heading into tomorrow.”
After carding a pair of birdies in his first three holes on Saturday, McIlroy’s round stalled out a bit. He had to scramble a bit to save par repeatedly over the next several holes, though he got through clean save for a pair of bogeys. He shined again at the 14th green, hitting a chip that was nestled right next to the edge of the 15th tee box to just 7 feet from the cup. That gave him another birdie, his last of the day.
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