Thursday 29 October 2020
The English golfer will now break into the top 10 of the rankings for the first time, while Lowry finished tied for 13th.
The Irishman is now four shots behind Hatton, who defended his decision to wear a hoodie during his round.
The Open champion and Matt Fitzpatrick are both three shots ahead of France’s Victor Perez.
There’s a stacked leaderboard heading into the final round of the BMW PGA Championship.
Things were more serene for his playing partner Shane Lowry, however.
The 36-year-old Italian made up for his disappointment at finishing runner-up in last year’s event.
Franceso Molinari is level with the former world number one while Shane Lowry and Graeme McDowell are seven and eight shots back respectively.
Rory McIlroy had defending champion Alex Noren thinking about quitting after day two at Wentworth.
The 29-year-old carded a five-under 67 at the BMW PGA Championship.
The Offaly man is just two shots behind the leader at the lucrative BMW PGA Championship.
An exciting final day is in store with no fewer than 17 players just five shots off the lead.
The Masters champion is joined at the top of the leaderboard by Scott Hend and Y E Yang on a day to forget for Shane Lowry.
The 29-year-old bounced back to put himself in a good position at the PGA Championship.
It’s a rare weekend off for Rory.
Italy’s Francesco Molinari headed the leaderboard at the end of the first day.
Alan Shearer was also present.
The Pro-Am at the PGA Championship is a who’s who of the sporting world.
McIlroy up to sixth in the world as he prepares for the Memorial Tournament and then the US Open.
The Northern Irishman — who announced his split from tennis star Caroline Wozniacki on the eve of the tournament — fired a sparkling six-under-par 66.
The Offaly native kicked off his surge with an eagle on the fourth hole but McIlroy finished the stronger of the two.
Joe Miller was the winner of the 2010 longest drive competition.
Heavy rain had delayed the start of the third round.
The Offaly native was forced to battle all afternoon before finishing on a high.
Pádraig Harrington also showed glimpses of a return to form by handing in a 69, three-under par.
The Danish golfer picked up seven shots on the back nine during his first round.
The Northern Irishman says his schedule will not change despite his break-up with tennis star Caroline Wozniacki.
A dramatic play-off ensued after three golfers finished on -10 at Wentworth.
Darren Clarke and Ryder Cup captain are sticking around the the weekend’s fun.
“I let the round get away from me,” said the World No. 2 after he shot a round of 74 at the PGA in Wentworth.
Four bogeys on the back nine blighted the world number two’s opening round.
McIlroy will attract crowds to Royal Portrush for the Irish Open this week.
Our man Neil Cullen was at Wentworth to watch the world No1 take the BMW PGA Championship over the weekend.
The two have been duelling for the top spot for the past three months with the position changing hands several times.
Donald deposed Irishman Rory McIlroy who held the top ranking since 6 May.
Donald will reclaim his number one world ranking from Rory McIlroy if he finishes in the top eight of this, the European Tour’s most prestigious event.
Els recorded a solid two-under-par 70 to move to five under after three rounds of the European Tour’s flagship event.
McIlroy is just a few holes away from missing his second straight cut, playing on the European Tour.
The 27-year old had his sixth birdie of the morning on the 13th to go to 10-under par for the tournament and leapfrog the overnight leaders David Drysdale and Ireland’s Peter Lawrie.
McIlroy shot a two-over-par 74 that included a club-throwing incident on the 12th tee.
