Newsday (N.Y.): Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy both have third-round meltdowns

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Art Spander in Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, U.S. Open, articles, golf

By Art Spander
Special to Newsday

ARDMORE, Pa. — The players first and second in the world golf rankings went at each other at Merion Golf Club Saturday in the third round of the U.S. Open. Is it too strong to say both lost? Certainly neither felt like a winner.

Rory McIlroy, No. 2 in the world, shot 5-over-par 75. The man ahead of him in the rankings, if not the Open standings, did even worse. World No. 1 Tiger Woods finished with a 76.

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