Thanks to a hole-in-one at the par-3 13th and a round of 5-under 66, Justin Thomas will take a one-shot lead over Dustin Johnson into the final round of the WGC-Mexico Championship.Here's where things stand through 54 at Club de Golf Chapultepec, where Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy sit just two behind: Leaderboard: Thomas (-12), Johnson (-11), McIlroy (-10), Mickelson (-10), Lee Westwood (-9), Jon Rahm (-9), Tommy Fleetwood (-8), Tyrrell Hatton (-8), Thomas Pieters (-8), Jordan Spieth (-7), Matt Kuchar (-7), J.B. Holmes (-7), Daniel Berger (-7) What it means: Sunday in Mexico will boast a star-studded leaderboard and a battle of golf's heavyweights. Thomas, who now has a 59 and an ace this season, is trying to trying to lock down his fourth victory by March 4, a month before the Masters. Johnson, the No. 1 player in the world, is trying to win in back-to-back starts. By doing so, he'd become only the second player to win four World Golf Championships, joining Tiger Woods, who has 18. Making his return from injury, McIlroy could actually supplant Johnson at the top of the world ranking with a victory Sunday should DJ finish worse than solo fourth. And finally, there's the 46-year-old Mickelson, once again looking to win for the first time since claiming the 2013 Open Championship. Round of the day: Jordan Spieth vaulted himself from 1 over to 7 under with a course-record 63. He improved his score at the first hole by five shots from Round 2 to Round 3, going from a triple bogey-7 to an eagle-2. He followed up with six birdies and 11 pars to jump 29 spots into a tie for 10th.Best of the rest: There were lower rounds, but this has to go to Mickelson, who somehow authored a 68 while slapping it all over Chapultepec. His 3-under round featured six birdies, four fairways, three rules consultations, two hole-outs and one stolen ball.Biggest disappointment: The third man in the final group with McIlroy and Mickelson, Ross Fisher dropped from T-2 to T-14 with a 1-over 72. The Englishman didn't make a par for his first seven holes on the back nine, carding three birdies and four bogeys.Shots of the day: Thomas' ace | DJ's 317-yard 2-iron | Phil's ... everything elseQuote of the day: "I know it looks bad. I'm just telling you it's true." Mickelson, successfully lobbying for relief from a sprinkler in the woods, as (not) seen here:
Phil's somewhere in there... pic.twitter.com/ac99x7Qs3C— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) March 4, 2017
There was a welcome return to form for Rory McIlroy at the WGC-Mexico Championship on Thursday, as he grabbed the first-round lead courtesy of a sparkling 63. McIlroy combined accurate iron-play with some superb form on the greens to fire seven birdies and eagle and drop just one shot in his eight
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Rory McIlroy fires opening 63 to take lead at WGC-Mexico
After rounds of 68-65, Rory McIlroy leads the WGC-Mexico Championship by two shots over Phil Mickelson, Justin Thomas and Ross Fisher. Here's where things stand through 36 holes at Club de Golf
McIlroy leads DJ and Justin Thomas at WGC-Mexico Championship
Rory McIlroy leads DJ and Justin Thomas at WGC-Mexico
The last of Rory McIlroy's 23 pro victories came almost a year ago, but he seems to be getting back on track.The 29-year-old from Northern Ireland, No. 9 in the World Golf Rankings, shot 8-under-par 63 to take a one-stroke lead over third-ranked Dustin Johnson after the first round of the WGC-Mexico Championship in the high altitude at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Naucalpan, Mexico, just west
2019 WGC-Mexico Championship leaderboard: Rory McIlroy leads
Well you knew the 2019 WGC-Mexico Championship leaderboard would be good, but I'm not sure I expected it to be this good after just 18 holes of play on Thursday. Rory McIlroy (-8) leads by one
Justin Thomas leads but Rory McIlroy in touch at WGC event in
There was a welcome return to form for Rory McIlroy at the WGC-Mexico Championship on Thursday as he grabbed the first-round lead courtesy of a sparkling 63. McIlroy combined accurate iron-play with some superb form on the greens to fire seven birdies and eagle and drop just one shot in his eight
Rory McIlroy leads Phil Mickelson, Justin Thomas, Ross Fisher
Since winning the PGA Championship, Thomas has climbed all the way up to second in the world rankings behind only Dustin Johnson, and he had a shot at taking over the number one ranking at the WGC
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Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, and Rory McIlroy offer favorites odds to win the 2019 WGC-Mexico Championship. Defending champion Phil Mickelson will be in the mix for the first World Golf Championship event of the season.
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American Justin Thomas will take a one-shot lead over world No.1 Dustin Johnson into the final round of the World Golf Championship in Mexico City. A 212-metre hole-in-one was the highlight of
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