McIlroy moves into tie for second as Clark maintains five-shot lead at BMW Championship

Rory McIlroy moved into a share of second place after carding a five-under 65 in the third round of the BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club on Saturday. Wyndham Clark held a five-shot advantage after his own 65, leaving McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay tied on 12 under.

McIlroy rebounded from a second-round 69 that cost him the first-day lead, finishing with four birdies across the last six holes to reach 12 under. Cantlay matched McIlroy on 12 under after a 66 on Saturday. Clark recovered from a double-bogey at the first, birdied twice and eagled the eighth to be two under at the turn, then added four birdies in a five-hole stretch before a bogey at the final hole to return to the clubhouse on 17 under.

Chris Gotterup and Gary Woodland were listed on 11 under overnight, with Collin Morikawa on 10 under. South Korea's Im Sung-Jae sat on nine under. A group of four — M McNealy, R Hisatsune, E Cole and JJ Spaun — were recorded at eight under.

Scotland's Robert MacIntyre and American world number one Scottie Scheffler each shot 68 to finish in a group of eight on 15 under. England's Aaron Rai and Matthew Fitzpatrick were a shot further back.

Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood slipped after over-par rounds, with Rose shooting 73 to lie on one under going into the final day and Fleetwood carding 74 to move to two over.

The field heads into the final day with Wyndham Clark leading on 17 under and Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay jointly second on 12 under, setting up the final-round positions at the BMW Championship.