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Rory McIlroy fires a 65, only one back in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy fired a 7-under 65 Saturday in the third round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship to sit one shot behind leaders Ross Fisher and Thomas Pieters. Northern Ireland’s McIlroy is on 16-under 200 overall with the former world No. 1 playing his first event since October. England’s Fisher also shot a 65, while overnight leader Pieters added a 67 to reach 17-under 199 on a low-scoring day in the absence of any wind at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club’s National Course. Top-ranked Dustin Johnson (68) is five shots behind the leaders. Defending champion Tommy Fleetwood (67) was tied for fourth on 201 with Matthew Fitzpatrick, whose 9-under 63 is the lowest round of the tournament so far. McIlroy finally dropped a shot in the tournament on the par-3 15th when he could not get out of the greenside bunker in one attempt. He made up for this with a chip-in birdie on the 17th and added another on the par-5 18th. McIlroy has never finished outside the top five in seven of his last eight starts here. “I’ve had a lot of close calls here, I think about six top threes or something like that,” he said. Fisher has been in good form since the second half of 2017, and has risen to 31st in the rankings. However, his last win came back at the 2014 Tshwane Open. On Saturday, he started with three birdies in first four holes before dropping a shot on the fifth, and then played solid golf and made key par saves in his 65. “I think a good momentum putt was probably the birdie on eighth,” Fisher said. “We traded birdies, good shots, and just thoroughly enjoyed the guys’ company and look forward to doing it again tomorrow.” Pieters was disappointed at not making a birdie on the par-5 18th hole to stay one ahead of Fisher. “A lot of really good shots and then finished poorly,” the Belgian said. “That was a terrible last hole.” Johnson is tied for 12th with four other players after six birdies and two bogeys.

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Final Round 2-Balls - W. Clark / B. Hun An
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Wyndham Clark-115
Byeong Hun An-105
Final Round Score - Byeong Hun An
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 69.5+115
Under 69.5-150
Final Round Score - Wyndham Clark
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 69.5+125
Under 69.5-165
Final Round Match-Ups - K. Bradley vs W. Clark
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Keegan Bradley-110
Wyndham Clark-110
Final Round Match-Ups - M. Fitzpatrick vs B. Hun An
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Byeong Hun An-110
Matt Fitzpatrick-110
Final Round 2-Balls - A. Baddeley / S. Power
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Seamus Power-190
Aaron Baddeley+210
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - M. Fitzpatrick / B. Campbell
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Matt Fitzpatrick-135
Brian Campbell+115
Final Round Score - Matt Fitzpatrick
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 69.5+120
Under 69.5-155
Final Round 2-Balls - M. Wallace / M. NeSmith
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Matt Wallace-150
Matt NeSmith+165
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - C. Davis / M. Hughes
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Mackenzie Hughes-135
Cam Davis+115
Final Round Match-Ups - A. Novak vs M. Hughes
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Andrew Novak-115
Mackenzie Hughes-105
Final Round 2-Balls - B. Martin / K. Mitchell
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Keith Mitchell-150
Ben Martin+165
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - P. Cantlay / K. Bradley
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Patrick Cantlay-155
Keegan Bradley+130
Tie
Final Round Six-Shooter - Group A - S. Scheffler / R. Henley / P. Cantlay / T. Fleetwood / J. Thomas / M. McNealy
Type: Final Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler+225
Patrick Cantlay+425
Justin Thomas+450
Russell Henley+475
Tommy Fleetwood+550
Maverick McNealy+600
Final Round Score - Keegan Bradley
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 69.5+130
Under 69.5-170
Final Round Score - Patrick Cantlay
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-115
Under 68.5-115
Final Round Match-Ups - S. Scheffler vs P. Cantlay
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler-165
Patrick Cantlay+140
Final Round 2-Balls - V. Whaley / J. Paul
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Vince Whaley+100
Jeremy Paul+110
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - S. Scheffler / R. Henley
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler-185
Russell Henley+150
Tie
Final Round Score - Russell Henley
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-145
Under 68.5+110
Final Round Score - Scottie Scheffler
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 67.5-105
Under 67.5-125
Final Round Match-Ups - R. Henley vs B. Harman
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Russell Henley-155
Brian Harman+130
Final Round 2-Balls - M. Thorbjornsen / G. Higgo
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Michael Thorbjornsen+100
Garrick Higgo+110
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - B. Harman / T. Fleetwood
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Tommy Fleetwood-135
Brian Harman+115
Tie
Final Round Score - Brian Harman
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 69.5+130
Under 69.5-170
Final Round Score - Tommy Fleetwood
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-120
Under 68.5-110
Final Round Match-Ups - J. Thomas vs T. Fleetwood
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Justin Thomas-115
Tommy Fleetwood-105
Final Round 2-Balls - J. Dahmen / C. Kim
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Chan Kim+100
Joel Dahmen+110
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - J. Thomas / M. McNealy
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Justin Thomas-145
Maverick McNealy+120
Tie
Final Round Score - Justin Thomas
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-110
Under 68.5-120
Final Round Score - Maverick McNealy
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-130
Under 68.5+100
Final Round Match-Ups - S.W. Kim vs M. McNealy
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Maverick McNealy-125
Si Woo Kim+105
Final Round 2-Balls - S.W. Kim / A. Novak
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Si Woo Kim-115
Andrew Novak-105
Final Round Score - Si Woo Kim
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 69.5+115
Under 69.5-150
Final Round Score - Andrew Novak
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 69.5-115
Under 69.5-115
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Ingrid Lindblad+375
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Ina Yoon+1000
Jeeno Thitikul+1600
Minjee Lee+1600
Rio Takeda+1800
Miyu Yamashita+4000
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Final Round 2 Balls - E. Pedersen v M. Yamashita
Type: Final Round 2 Balls - Status: OPEN
Miyu Yamashita-170
Emily Pedersen+185
Tie+750
Final Round 2 Balls - J. Thitikul v M. Lee
Type: Final Round 2 Balls - Status: OPEN
Jeeno Thitikul-145
Minjee Lee+160
Tie+750
Final Round 2 Balls - N. Korda v R. Takeda
Type: Final Round 2 Balls - Status: OPEN
Nelly Korda-145
Rio Takeda+160
Tie+750
Final Round 2 Balls - I. Yoon v I. Lindblad
Type: Final Round 2 Balls - Status: OPEN
Ina Yoon-115
Ingrid Lindblad+125
Tie+750
Final Round 2 Balls - A. Iwai v L. Coughlin
Type: Final Round 2 Balls - Status: OPEN
Lauren Coughlin+100
Akie Iwai+110
Tie+750
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Type: To Win A Major 2025 - Status: OPEN
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Xander Schauffele+350
Ludvig Aberg+400
Collin Morikawa+450
Jon Rahm+450
Brooks Koepka+700
Justin Thomas+700
Viktor Hovland+700
Hideki Matsuyama+800
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PGA Championship 2025
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Scottie Scheffler+500
Bryson DeChambeau+1400
Ludvig Aberg+1400
Xander Schauffele+1400
Jon Rahm+1800
Collin Morikawa+2000
Brooks Koepka+2500
Justin Thomas+2500
Viktor Hovland+2500
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US Open 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
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Scottie Scheffler+500
Bryson DeChambeau+1200
Xander Schauffele+1200
Jon Rahm+1400
Ludvig Aberg+1400
Collin Morikawa+1600
Brooks Koepka+1800
Viktor Hovland+2000
Justin Thomas+2500
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The Open 2025
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Scottie Scheffler+550
Xander Schauffele+1100
Ludvig Aberg+1400
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Jon Rahm+1600
Bryson DeChambeau+2000
Shane Lowry+2500
Tommy Fleetwood+2500
Tyrrell Hatton+2500
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Ryder Cup 2025
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USA-150
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