McIlroy takes 8-shot lead into final round at Open - Newsday (subscription)

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Originally published: June 19, 2011 11:42 AM
Updated: June 19, 2011 1:25 PM
By The Associated Press  EDDIE PELLS (AP National Writer)

Quick ReadPlay starts at US Open, with Rory McIlroy holding seemingly insurmountable lead of 8 strokes

Photo credit: AP | Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, acknowledges the gallery as the walks off the 18th green after the third round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament in Bethesda, Md., Saturday, June 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

(AP) -- Play has started in the final round of the U.S. Open, and it will take something monumental to prevent Rory McIlroy from winning the trophy.

With the first players making the turn around Congressional on Sunday morning, McIlroy was preparing to take an eight-shot lead over Y.E. Yang into the final round.

McIlroy had a four-shot advantage heading into Sunday at the Masters in...

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