RORY McILROY'S BLASTING THE FIELD OF THE BRITISH OPEN THROUGH THE FIRST THREE ROUNDS. HE'S SHOOTING -16 OVERALL AFTER BACK TO BACK 66'S IN THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS AND A -4 UNDER THIRD ROUND SATURDAY. McILROY IS SIX SHOTS CLEAR OF RICKY FOWLER AND NO GOLFER HAS BLOWN A SIX SHOT LEAD IN THE 121 YEARS OF 72 HOLE COMPETITION AT THE BRITISH OPEN. McILROY WILL TEE OFF AT 2:40PM SUNDAY WITH RICKY FOWLER WHO SITS IN SECOND AT -10 UNDER. SERGIO GARCIA AND DUSTIN JOHNSON ARE TIED IN THIRD AT -9 UNDER AND TEE OFF AT 2:30PM SUNDAY.
OTHER NOTABLES…ADAM SCOTT MOVES UP EIGHT SPOTS INTO A TIE FOR 7TH AT -6 UNDER AND DALLAS NATIVE JORDAN SPIETH HAS JUMPED UP THIRTY-THREE SPOTS INTO A TIE FOR 23RD AT -3 UNDER AFTER SHOOTING -5 UNDER SATURDAY…DEFENDING BRITISH OPEN CHAMPION PHIL MICKELSON SITS TIED AT 34TH AT -1 UNDER.