Rory McIlroy at Deutsche Bank Championship 2016: Sunday Score and Reaction

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Published: September 4, 2016

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Rory McIlroy played one of his best rounds of the year Saturday, and the momentum carried over to Sunday, when he fired home a five-under 66 to climb up the Deutsche Bank Championship leaderboard and solidify himself as a contender entering Monday's final round.

After starting the day at four under, the Irish superstar now sits at nine under overall with a real shot at a top-five finish.

Here's a hole-by-hole rundown of McIlroy's performance from Sunday's third round at TPC Boston, which featured six birdies and an eagle:



And here's an overview of the top of the tournament leaderboard, which featured Brian Harman, Kevin Chappell and Paul Casey at the front of the pack following the conclusion of McIlroy's round:



McIlroy started his day in inauspicious fashion with a bogey on No. 1, but that setback didn't hamper him in the slightest.

Rather than lament the early slip-up, he responded with a bevy of birdies on the front nine, including a conversion on the par-five second that pushed him right back to four under for the tournament.

Then, when the fifth hole rolled around, McIlroy got the party started.

The world No. 5 rattled off four straight birdies, and he did so by deploying a reliable driver and some newfound focus on the greens.

PGA Tour on Twitter offered a slow-motion look at the picture-perfect swing that kept McIlroy in rhythm off the tee box:



Most impressive, though, was the way he putted in the early stages of the third round.

Although he's struggled with the flat stick all season long, with a 130th-ranked mark of minus-.135 strokes gained from putting, he was dialed in on the greens for the second day in a row.

"There's a lot of stuff going on but just really trying to simplify the motion as much as I can and I can get it going on sort of a good arc and trying to keep the putter face squ...
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