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BMW Championship: Cantlay and DeChambeau share lead with resurgent McIlroy 4 again

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BMW Championship: Cantlay and DeChambeau share lead with resurgent McIlroy four back

Rory McIlroy reignited his problem with a seven-under 65-21 P Cantlay (US), B DeChambeau (US); -18 S Im (Kor); -17 A Ancer (Mex), R McIlroy (NI), S Garcia (Spa), S Burns; -16 J Rahm (Spa) -15 H Swafford (US)Chosen others:-15 D Johnson (US); -12 A Noren (Swe); -10 B Koepka (US), P Casey (Eng)Full leaderboard

Bryson DeChambeau let a four-shot lead slip to finish the third spherical of the BMW Championship tied with Patrick Cantlay.

DeChambeau carded a rollercoaster five-under 67 that included back-to-back eagles and visits to the water hazard on successive holes, whereas Cantlay dropped a shot on the final for a 66.

South Korea’s Im Sung-jae additionally shot a 66 to take sole possession of third.

4-time main winner Rory McIlroy is a part of a quartet of gamers in a tie for fourth, 4 photographs again.

Tied with the Northern Irishman are American Sam Burns, Spain’s Sergio Garcia and Mexican Abraham Ancer.

After taking pictures a career-best 60 on Friday, DeChambeau threatened to dash away from the chasing pack when he hit eagles on the fourth and fifth.

A birdie on the par-four eleventh moved the 2020 US Open champion to 23-under, and seven-under for the spherical, however the American’s momentum was stalled when he sliced his method into the water on the par-five twelfth, leading to a bogey.

The 27-year-old discovered the hazard once more on the subsequent, resulting in a double bogey, though he combined two additional birdies with one other dropped shot to go away himself nonetheless well-placed for a 3rd win of the season.

As DeChambeau stumbled, his enjoying accomplice and compatriot Cantlay – additionally looking his third title of the season – reeled off three successive birdies between the eleventh and thirteenth holes and added one other on the par-five sixteenth, however dropped his solely shot of the day on the final to drop again alongside the world quantity six.

McIlroy, who slipped down the leaderboard with a disappointing 70 on Friday, fired a bogey-free 65 to reignite his problem.

World primary Jon Rahm is a shot additional again after carding three bogeys in his last six holes.

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