BETHESDA, Maryland, (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy, whose record-setting start produced the lowest 36-hole total at a U.S. Open, kept up the pressure on Saturday by going two-under on the front nine to boost his lead to eight shots in the third round.
Northern Irishman McIlroy rolled in a 12-foot birdie putt at the fifth hole and tapped in for birdie at the par-five ninth in a bogey-free run