100th Open De France 2016: Saturday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

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Published: July 2, 2016

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Rory McIlroy overcame a disastrous start to keep his 2016 Open de France title bid alive on moving day, making five birdies on the back nine to finish with a score of one-under 70.

Thongchai Jaidee leads the field after a solid round of three-under 68, while Jeunghun Wang and McIlroy sit two shots behind the leader. Defending champion Bernd Wiesberger also shot one-under on Saturday, and he sits one shot behind the duo.

Here's a look at the leaderboard after Saturday's action:



To access the full leaderboard, visit the European Tour's official website.

 

Recap McIlroy was one of the standout performers on Friday, but during Saturday's early action, he reverted back to the form he showed in the opening round. He started the day in disastrous fashion, with a double-bogey on the par-four first, and he would hit three more bogeys and a single birdie on his way to a four-over front nine.

As shared by the European Tour's official Twitter account, his lone birdie on the front nine was a superb effort, but he had little else to celebrate:



McIlroy recovered on the back nine, hitting two birdies through the first four holes to move back into the top 10. He closed the gap to leader Jaidee to just three shots with back-to-back birdies on the 15th and 16th, and he added another birdie on the 17th before missing a difficult putt for birdie on the final hole.

While McIlroy was struggling, in-form Wang thrived on the front-nine. Like the Northern Irishman, he put himself into an excellent position on Friday with a round of five-under, and he continued his superb form on the front nine, shooting four-under.

His short game in particular was on point, as you can see in these highlights:



Back-to-back bogeys on the back nine moved him out of the lead, however, and Wang finished with a score of one-under, moving him two s...
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