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McIlroy and Lowry are three and four shots off the lead respectively. James Crombie/INPHO
in the hunt

McIlroy and Lowry chase Schauffele on stacked Olympic leaderboard

Irish duo set their sights on medals after excellent third rounds.

AMERICA’S XANDER SCHAUFFELE leads the Olympic golf tournament by a single shot ahead of Sunday’s final round.

But Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are both inside the top 10 after excellent third rounds and poised to launch a serious medal bid at Kasumigaseki Country Club.

McIlroy had six birdies and two bogeys on his way to a four-under par 67 which leaves him on 11-under par in a tie for fifth place, three shots behind Schauffele on 14-under.

Lowry is a further shot adrift after he drained a huge par putt on the 18th to sign for a three-under 68.

That was good enough to leave him on 10-under par and in a share of ninth place.

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama sits in second place on a stacked leaderboard on 13-under, with Paul Casey and Carlos Ortiz sharing third place on 12-under.

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