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On a sweltering day at Augusta National, the kid stayed cool. And now, Rory McIlroy has a comfortable lead heading into the final round of a major.
The 21-year-old from Northern Ireland shot a 2-under 70 Saturday, punctuated by a 25-foot putt at the 17th hole that suddenly gave him plenty of breathing room.
He was at 12-under 204 through three rounds, having held at least a share of the lead in all three rounds. He'll have his biggest advantage yet going into Sunday, four strokes clear of the field as challengers like Tiger Woods, Jason Day and K.J. Choi failed to put on the pressure.
"It feels good. It's a great position to be in," McIlroy said. "I stayed really patient out there today. I'm really happy with the way I stuck to my game plan and it paid off."
Woods was dropping expletives and screaming at himself. He followed up a brilliant 66 on Friday with a sloppy 74, staggering to the scoring shed after missing a 5-footer to save par at the final hole.
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