Saturday, May 30, 2009

McIlroy makes European Open move

THIRD ROUND LEADERBOARD (GB & Ire unless stated):
-9 C Cevaer (Fra), JM Singh (Ind) -6 R McIlroy, A Quiros (Spa), C Wood Selected others: level B Curtis (US) +1 G McDowell +2 S Garcia (Spa), C Montgomerie +3 L Westwood


Rory McIlroy
McIlroy is chasing his second title as a professional

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy surged up the European Open leaderboard with a third-round 68 at the London Golf Club in Kent.

McIlroy, 20, is six under par overall, three shots behind Frenchman Christian Cevaer (70) and India's Jeev Milkha Singh (71).

Alongside McIlroy on six under are England's Chris Wood (68) and Spain's Alvaro Quiros (69).

Scotland's Gary Orr (68) and England's Steve Webster (70) are five under.

England's Anthony Wall, who was one off the lead after rounds of 68 and 69, slumped to a 76 and six off the pace on a day of high-scoring.

Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell (74) is one over, Ryder Cup skipper Colin Montgomerie of Scotland (74) is two over and England's Lee Westwood (74) is three over.

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