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RORY MCILROY was in superb form as he stormed up the leaderboard at the Deutsche Bank Championship with a flawless seven-under 64 on Sunday.
The in-form world No1 managed seven birdies in his penultimate round and is now in a tie for second on 10 under overall, alongside the American pair Chris Kirk, who matched McIlroy’s round, and Russell Henley and one shot behind Jason Day. McIlroy made an excellent start with birdies at the 2nd and 3rd before driving a 132-yard approach to nine feet at the 7th, where a nerveless putt moved him to three under for his round.

Two more excellent up-and-downs at the 13th and 15th left him with simple putts, while he was inches away from acing the 16th, consoling himself by tapping in for his seventh birdie of the day.

He passed up a chance to close his round with a flourish after finding the rough with his approach on his final hole, but he saved par and will now fancy his chances heading into Monday’s final round. McIlroy has won three of his last four tournaments heading into Boston, having triumphed at the Open Championship, the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and the US PGA Championship in recent weeks. — The Guardian