Rory McIlroy is closing in on a maiden major title after extending his lead to eight shots over YE Yang going into the final round at Congressional.
McIlroy, 22, shot 68 to post the US Open’s best ever 54-hole total of 199 and become the first man to reach 14 under in its 111-year history.
Yang (70) remained second at six under as Lee Westwood and Jason Day hit 65s for five under with Robert Garrigus.
World number one Luke Donald (74) and Phil Mickelson (77) ended seven over.
Sergio Garcia (69), American Matt Kuchar (69) and Sweden’s Fredrik Jacobson (66) all climbed into a contention of sorts at four under.
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