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Rory McIlroy shoots 11 birdies for course-record 61

Updated on: 18 May,2015 07:54 AM IST  | 
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World No 1 Rory McIlroy fired an electrifying 11-under par 61 in the third round to vault into a four-shot lead at the US PGA Tour Wells Fargo Championship. The 26-year-old had 11 birdies with no bogeys to break his own Quail Hollow course record of 62

Rory McIlroy shoots 11 birdies for course-record 61

Rory McIlroy

Charlotte: World No 1 Rory McIlroy fired an electrifying 11-under par 61 in the third round to vault into a four-shot lead at the US PGA Tour Wells Fargo Championship. The 26-year-old had 11 birdies with no bogeys to break his own Quail Hollow course record of 62.


"I feel like the best player in the world and I wanted to go out there and prove that," McIlroy said. McIlroy's effort gave him an 18-under total of 198 and a four-shot lead over Webb Simpson who shot a 68 and was alone at a 14-under 202.

Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy 



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