Despite everything that stablemate Lee Westwood could throw at him - a brilliant 65, no less - Rory McIlroy remains poised to become the youngest winner of the US Open since Bobby Jones in 1923.
The 22-year-old Irishman will take an incredible eight-shot lead over Korean YE Yang into the final round at Congressional.
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