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Rory McIlroy lies six shots off the lead after Jacob Bridgeman’s stunning seven-under-par 64 cemented his place at the top of leaderboard after round three of the Genesis Invitational.<\/b><\/p>\n
Northern Ireland’s McIlroy started the day one shot behind America’s Bridgeman but carded a two-under-par 69 to lie in second place on 13 under in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
“I hung in there,” McIlroy said. <\/p>\n
“I wish I was a couple closer to the lead. It looks like I’ll be in the final group. I’ve given myself a chance, and that’s all I can ask for.<\/p>\n
“I need to get off to a fast start, try to apply some pressure and hopefully I can do that.”<\/p>\n
Bridgeman, who also shot a 64 in round two, holed seven birdies and one eagle, on the 11th hole, in a fine display as he took control at the Riviera Country Club.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old, ranked 52 in the world, is enjoying a good start to the year having had two top-10 finishes in his opening four events, including last week’s eighth place at Pebble Beach.<\/p>\n
“It was fun and easy, kind of the best that the golf world ever gets,” Bridgeman said. <\/p>\n
“My swing felt nice and it was fun out there. Everyone was cheering, so yeah, it was a good day.”<\/p>\n
England’s Marco Penge, who started the day tied for the lead with Bridgeman, shot a three-over-par 74 as he slipped to joint-seventh on the leaderboard.<\/p>\n
Penge’s compatriot Aaron Rai is fourth and eight shots off the lead on 11 under after carding a 66, with South Africa’s Aldrich Potgieter one shot ahead of him in third.<\/p>\n
World number one Scottie Scheffler, who holed a seven-foot putt on Friday to make it to the weekend, is joint 22nd on five under after shooting a 66.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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