McIlroy Tied for Lead at Memorial by Making Fewest Mistakes

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland walks the 18th fairway during the third round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, on June 03, 2023. Andy Lyons/Getty Images

DUBLIN, Ohio—Rory McIlroy felt like he was hanging on for dear life Saturday at the Memorial. He had to scramble for bogey to start the back nine. He went five holes without hitting a green. And all the while, he never really lost ground.

When he had to scramble for par on the fourth-easiest hole at Muirfield Village, the par-5 11th, he said he told caddie Harry Diamond he only wanted to try to break 70.