Scottish Open live updates: Rory McIlroy tied for lead on the front nine
-12
McIlroy
(7) Gotterup (7)
-11 Penge (8)
-10 Straka (9), Fitzpatrick (8), Knapp (8)
7 minutes ago
McIlroy (-12) with the wind at his back hits a massive drive over the bunker at 8 and on the fairway. Here is one of his early highlights:
Rory takes the outright lead after driving the green at the par 4 5th 🚀
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour)
Gotterup is now tied for the lead on -12 with Rory. Penge hit a 383-yard drive at the eighth but after a mediocre second shot, could only make par.
15 minutes ago
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the final round of the Genesis
Scottish Open
from Renaissance Club. It is going to be an exciting finish in Scotland with
Rory McIlroy
starting the day tied for the lead, and now is one shot ahead. McIlroy won here two years ago with a stunning birdie after a two-iron into the wind. None of those conditions today though, beautiful sunny weather.
The Scottish Open is a PGA Tour-DP World Tour co-sanctioned event and one of the strongest in the world this year. It is of course a links tune-up before the Open Championship in Portrush next week.
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McIlroy (7)
-11
Penge (7), Gotterup (6)
-10
Fitzpatrick (7), Knapp (7), Straka (9)
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