McIlroy takes brief lead in St Andrews

An eagle on the long third at Kingsbarns briefly took 20-year-old Rory McIlroy into sole possession of the lead at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship today.

Sun, 04 Oct, 2009 - 12:11

An eagle on the long third at Kingsbarns briefly took 20-year-old Rory McIlroy into sole possession of the lead at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship today.

Two bogeys in the next three holes meant he slipped back alongside fellow Northern Irishman Michael Hoey and Scot Richie Ramsay.

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