Co-leaders Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland Share 4-Shot Lead at the Open

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland acknowledges the crowd on the 16th green during Day Three of The 150th Open at St Andrews Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland, on July 16, 2022. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland dueled throughout the third round Saturday to separate themselves from the pack. Now co-leaders by four shots, they will square off for a second straight day as frontrunners in The Open Championship at St. Andrews in Scotland.

McIlroy, the four-time major champion from Northern Ireland, and Hovland, the rising star from Norway, carded matching rounds of 6-under 66 to finish Saturday at 16-under 200. Hovland turned in the only bogey-free round of the day, while McIlroy thrilled his supporters in the United Kingdom by holing out for eagle from a pot bunker on No. 10.