Genesis Open: Rory McIlroy tied for lead with Matt Kuchar and Adam Scott
McIlroy returned to the world number one spot on Monday Genesis Invitational third round leaderboard-10 McIlroy (NI), Kuchar (US), Scott (Aus); -9 Henley (USA), Varner (USA); -8 Dahmen (USA), Johnson (USA) Selected others: -6 Rahm (Spa); -5 Casey (Eng); -4 Fitzpatrick (Eng); -2 Garcia (Spa); -1 Rose (Eng), Laird (Sco); +5 Woods (US)
World number one Rory McIlroy achieved a draw for the lead during the Genesis Open in California alongside American Matt Kuchar and Australian Adam Scott.
Four times in Northern Ireland big winner McIlroy booked a three-under par 68 for his third round in Los Angeles.
A bird-putt at 18 saw Scott complete a 67 to join McIlroy at 10 under, while leader Kuchar made 70 last night.
Masters champion Tiger Woods is in fifth place with a disastrous 76.
Americans Russell Henley and Harold Varner are only one shot behind the leaders on nine, while former number one Dustin Johnson is good in position at eight below alongside American countryman Joel Dahmen.
Paul Casey is in a group of players on five under, one shot for fellow Englishman Matthew Fitzpatrick, while Justin Rose dropped the field to one below after his 74
McIlroy, who returns to the top of the world ranking on Monday, made three birdies on the first nine and another on 13, for a bogey on the 14th.
"I gave myself many opportunities," he said. "I didn't make so many [birdies] because I was on the wrong side of the hole all day and placed defensively."
Looking forward to the final round of Sunday, the 30-year-old said: "I think you just have to worry about yourself, you have to concentrate on what you do, do well, set yourself a goal , think of no one else.
"And you know, if that's good enough at the end of the day, then great. If not, someone just played better than you and hat off for them. "
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Woods had sought to win a record 83rd US PGA Tour at the Riviera Country Club.
But he shot 41 on his back nine, with the lowest point for the 15-time big winner as he came fourfold on the 13th green to get away with a double bogey.
"Well, that was a lot of shots and it was a long day, "says Woods, who is hosting the tournament.
Woods, 44, now skips the following week's World Championships golf championships in Mexico City and said he was a" small counterfeit. "
The 15-time big winner said he would continue to play a reduced schedule after having played only 15 events in 2019.
"I don't play much more than that just because of the physical toll , and I want to stay a little bit longer here, "he said.
