McIlroy leads by eight midway through third round

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