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.

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

They were still to tee off again – Ramsay also at Kingsbarns and Hoey at St Andrews.

Welshman Phillip Price, meanwhile, withdrew with a shoulder injury after one hole at St Andrews. On three over he probably needed eight birdies to make tonight’s 54-hole cut.

High winds meant no play was possible across any of the three Scottish links courses yesterday, with the tournament now extending into tomorrow.