McIlroy and Hovland break through at The Open 2022

In the penultimate stage on July 16, Mcilroy went with Hovland. Both beat 66 sticks but different transcripts. The number one former Northern Irish world recorded the year Birdie, a Bogey and an Eagle, from the sand trap near the Green Hole 10. This phase caused the commentator of the organizers to lost their voice when appreciating.

Meanwhile, the younger generation of the Swiss group recorded six birdies without bogey.

At the end of the match, McIlroy and Hovland stood T1 (-16), four strokes behind the next position - T3, including Cameron Young and Cameron Smith. Behind T3, the team is likely to hang on to only Kim Si Woo, Scottie Scheffler in T5 (-11) and Dustin Johnson in seventh (-10).

With this situation, Mcilroy and Hovland are all wide and hold the Claret Jug cup when the 150th Major's 150th match in the world for St. Andrews - The place was dubbed the "Golf root".

"This week's performance is fine. I need to keep the momentum for the last match," Mcilroy said after the penultimate. Before the race expected to be with Mcilroy, Hovland said he was weaker. "Compared to Rory, maybe I'm in the underworld. But it's okay. The hope of pressure from him will make me fight better."

If successful, Mcilroy will end eight years of thirst for the title of Major, after taking Major Wednesday, also at The Open in 2014. With Hovland, this may be the first time he won a Majord after three years of professional with three with three The first time on the PGA Tour.

The Open this year has 23 players from the Saudi Arabia Invitational Series sponsored via Liv Golf Investments. With underground pressure from the organizers, this group has only 7 people to the end of the tournament including Johnson, Bryson Dechambeau, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, Patrick Reed, Talor Gooch, Abraham Ancer. Considering the achievement of this group after three rounds, Johnson with the highest seventh place, adjacent to Dechambeau-T18 (-6), and the third place belongs to Poulter-T24 (-5).