Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are nonetheless pushing for victory on the Zurich Traditional of New Orleans with the pair simply two photographs off the lead forward of the ultimate spherical of the PGA Tour’s two-man staff occasion.
McIlroy and Lowry recorded a blemish-free eight-under 64 within the best-ball format on Saturday to rise to 21 below for the event and sit in a share of third spot at TPC Louisiana.
Patrick Fishburn and Zac Blair head the sector on 23 below after a 12-under day, with the Utah natives’ 60 only one shot shy of the tournament-record 59 set by Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele in spherical one of many 2022 version.
Luke Checklist and Henrik Norlander are one stroke adrift of Fishburn and Blair on 22 below, with Ryan Brehm and Mark Hubbard alongside McIlroy and Lowry an additional shot again.
McIlroy and Lowry, who shared the lead on 13 below after 36 holes, made seven birdies throughout their remaining seven holes on Saturday following a sluggish begin.
Alternate shot would be the format for Sunday’s remaining spherical, reside on Sky Sports activities from Golf from 3pm.
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“Look, it was a tricky day,” McIlroy mentioned. “Birdies have been slightly tougher to return by than they have been on Thursday within the better-ball format.
“I feel right this moment was about staying affected person realizing that the course was going to current some alternatives, particularly on that again 9.”
4-time main champion McIlroy is making his debut on this event having beforehand rejected presents from Bubba Watson to be his accomplice in earlier editions.
Leaders Fishburn and Blair, each winless on the PGA Tour, have been enjoying golf collectively since their junior highschool days in Ogden, Utah.
They carded 29 on the entrance 9, with the spotlight an eagle on the par-five second, and got here residence in 31.
Fishburn has made two cuts in 9 begins in his rookie season in 2024, whereas Blair is making his 185th begin on the PGA Tour along with his greatest end a tie for second on the 2023 Vacationers Championship
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