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Truist Championship third-round leaderboard<\/b><\/p>\n

-14 <\/b>A Fitzpatrick (Eng); -13 <\/b>K Reitan (Nor); -12<\/b> C Young (US); -10<\/b> SJ Im (Kor), N Hojgaard (Den)<\/p>\n

Selected others: -9<\/b> T Fleetwood (Eng), J Thomas (US), JJ Spaun (US); -1<\/b> R McIlroy (NI), R Fowler (US); +1<\/b> J Rose (Eng); +4 <\/b>R MacIntyre (Sco), M Fitzpatrick (Eng)<\/p>\n

Leaderboard<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Alex Fitzpatrick hit a sparkling seven-under-par 64 to seize a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the Truist Championship at Quail Hollow.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old younger brother of former US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick produced an inspired display, carding eight birdies to move to 14 under par and put himself in pole position for a maiden individual PGA Tour title.<\/p>\n

Fitzpatrick leads Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan, who also posted a 64, by a single stroke.<\/p>\n

It is just a fortnight since the Fitzpatrick brothers won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans pairs event, which secured a two-year tour card for Alex, who is ranked 120th in the world.<\/p>\n

World number two Rory McIlroy, a four-time winner at this venue, suffered a frustrating Saturday, carding a four-over-par 75 to fall out of contention.<\/p>\n

Starting the day two shots off the lead, Fitzpatrick surged forward with five birdies on the front nine.<\/p>\n

Despite a stumble with a bogey at the 16th, he responded immediately by sinking an eight-foot putt for birdie at the par-three 17th to regain his narrow advantage.<\/p>\n

“The one thing that I kind of did a really good job today was embracing everything that’s going on,” Fitzpatrick said.<\/p>\n

“I had so much support out there, which was amazing.<\/p>\n

“I would love to win. I would give a lot to win. But also if winning doesn’t happen, I would hope it would happen at some point. As long as I can go out and enjoy it, that’s all I can do.”<\/p>\n

In contrast, McIlroy’s bid for another victory – following his triumph at The Masters last month – collapsed on a difficult afternoon in Charlotte for the man from Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

Six bogeys meant he slid down the leaderboard to one under par, leaving him 13 shots adrift of the leader.<\/p>\n

American Cameron Young carded the lowest round of the day, a sensational eight-under 63, to sit alone in third at 12 under. Young, who won last week’s Cadillac Championship, had his only dropped shot at 18, where a wayward tee shot proved costly.<\/p>\n

South Korea’s Sungjae Im, the halfway leader, sits at 10 under after a 70, alongside Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard whose 67 put him firmly in contention.<\/p>\n

England’s Tommy Fleetwood remains in the hunt after a 70, sitting in a tie for sixth at nine under par alongside two-time major winner Justin Thomas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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