Rory, spurned on by the thousands of Northern Irish fans at Royal Portrush, posted a 66 to head into Sunday six shots back of leader Scottie Scheffler.

Rory McIlroy’s Saturday charge at The Open Championship was derailed by one of the wildest situations in recent memory.

Rory McIlroy, who played himself into a tie for fourth place on the British Open leaderboard with a strong third round on Saturday, will have a shot at lifting the Claret Jug during Sunday's final round at Portrush.

Low scores trickled into the clubhouse from the morning wave just as Rory McIlroy marched onto the first tee to begin his day's work. One birdie arrived on his scorecard with two more soon to follow -- three across his first four holes gave the local crowd something to roar about as their man was making his move,