Rory McIlroy at PGA Championship 2015: Sunday Leaderboard Score and Reaction

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Published: August 16, 2015

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Any chance Rory McIlroy had to defend his PGA Championship crown was largely gone by the end of the third round Saturday. The 26-year-old wrapped up his final round at Whistling Straits on a high note, though, finishing at nine under in 17th place for the tournament.

You can see the full leaderboard below:



It would've taken a feat of almost superhuman nature for McIlroy to climb to the top of the leaderboard Sunday. While this was arguably his most consistent round of the tournament, consistency wasn't enough to jump into contention.

You can view his hole-by-hole scorecard below:



Expectations for McIlroy weren't high to begin with. Entering the PGA Championship, he hadn't played a competitive round of golf since rupturing a left ankle ligament in July. If anything, recovering in enough time to play in the tournament was a minor miracle.

Speaking after the third round, he admitted a repeat PGA title was likely out of the question.

"I think in the back of your mind you still think you have a chance because that's what your competitive nature tells you," he said Saturday, per Matt Velazquez and Gary D'Amato of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "But if you're looking at it realistically, I want to go out there tomorrow and shoot the best score that I've shot this week."

McIlroy didn't quite accomplish that goal, but he has to be heartened with his overall performance at Whistling Straits.

He began his round with five straight pars, avoiding any critical mistakes but finding himself unable to gain ground on the competition.

Back-to-back birdies on the sixth and seventh holes moved McIlroy up the leaderboard, but PGATour.com's Brian Wacker didn't foresee a title challenge:



McIlroy capped off the front nine with two more pars to post a two-under 34.

A birdie on 10 got his back nine off t...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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