Rory McIlroy clarifies his comments about Aronimink after criticising the set-up
Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Rory McIlroy has moved to clear up comments he made about the set-up at Aronimink after putting himself right into the mix to win the PGA Championship. McIlroy appears to have a real chance to win his seventh major title on Sunday in Philadelphia. The Northern Irishman began the third round at one over par after not making a single bogey on Friday.
A superb 66 brought the 37-year-old into real contention. And with the conditions getting trickier as the day went on, McIlroy looks set to finish inside the top 10 heading into the final round. With that, he may be thankful for how the course was set up.
Rory McIlroy clears up his previous comments about Aronimink Aronimink has been a fascinating test. At the start of the week, many would have been forgiven for wondering whether the major championship scoring record may be broken. However, those who were anticipating low scores have been silenced emphatically.
Those on four over par made the cut, while eight shots separated all of the players who made the weekend. McIlroy criticised the set-up on Friday , insisting that the congested leaderboard was a sign of a poor layout. But speaking to Sky Sports after his third round, McIlroy has clarified his statements about Aronimink.
“I wasn’t trying to be critical of the set-up. All I was trying to say was that when you have these big old golf courses that have been renovated with wide fairways and big greens and you start to tuck the pins away, it means everyone plays the exact same way and that is why you see such a bunched leaderboard,” he said. Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images “It is very entertaining for the people at home and very frustrating for the people out there playing.