Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Leading the way: Robert MacIntyre.Alamy Stock Photo Monster birdie gives MacIntyre four-stroke lead at BMW Championship Rory McIlroy began with a double bogey and shot 71, round of 75 for Shane Lowry. 11.40pm, 16 Aug 2025 Share options ROBERT MACINTYRE CLOSED with a 41-foot birdie putt to grab a four-stroke lead over top-ranked Scottie Scheffler after Saturday’s third round of the US PGA Tour BMW Championship. The 29-year-old Scotsman, runner-up to JJ Spaun at June’s US Open, fired a two-under par 68 to stand on 16-under 194 after 54 holes at Caves Valley in suburban Baltimore. US star Scheffler, whose four victories this season include major triumphs at the PGA Championship and British Open, fired a 67 to finish on 198 but clutch putting by MacIntyre kept him from closing the gap as they battled down the back nine. You can view the leaderboard here> Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg was third on 200 after shooting 68 with England’s Harry Hall and American Sam Burns on 202 and England’s Tommy Fleetwood and American Maverick McNealy on 203. MacIntyre’s two PGA wins came last year at the Canadian and Scottish Opens, the Canada victory coming after his only prior PGA 54-hole lead. MacIntyre, who led Scheffler by five when the day began, found the right rough and a greenside bunker on the way to a bogey at the first hole but dropped his third shot at the par-five fourth inside three feet and tapped in for birdie then sank a seven-foot birdie putt at the ninth to lead by four at 15-under. Scheffler had tap-in birdies at the fourth and seventh holes to stay within reach of MacIntyre. He made a 14-footer to birdie the 11th but missed a par putt at 12 from just beyond 10 feet to fall four back, MacIntyre making par from just inside seven feet at 12. Advertisement Scheffler rolled in an 18-foot birdie putt at the 14th but MacIntyre sank a clutch par putt from just outside seven feet at 14 — his fourth par putt of the day made from beyond six feet — to stay ahead by three, shushing a heckler as he walked off the green. At the par-five 16th, Scheffler found a greenside bunker with his second shot while MacIntyre was in the sand with his third but both escaped with par, setting the stage for MacIntyre’s cheer-inducing final putt. Exclamation on 18! A 41-foot birdie on the last gives @robert1lefty a four-shot lead heading into Sunday. pic.twitter.com/v38U5frTcb— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 16, 2025 World number two Rory McIlroy began with a double bogey and shot 71 to stand on 207. The Holywood man sits three-under overall, tied for 14th with Corey Conners of Canada. After his disappointing opening hole, McIlroy shot birdies on the fourth, eighth, 11th and 16th. He dropped further shots on holes six, 10 and 15. Shane Lowry also fell down the leaderboard with a forgettable round of 75 on moving day. The Offaly man is on 214 for the tournament, four-over par in a share of 34th. Lowry also shot a double bogey, his on the 17th, while he bookended his round with bogeys. He dropped shots on the first, fifth, 12th, 15th and 18th, his sole birdie arriving on the fourth. Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry (file photo).Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo The BMW is the second PGA playoff FedEx Cup event, with the top 30 in season points advancing to next week’s Tour Championship in Atlanta. American Akshay Bhatia, battling for one of the last spots in Atlanta, aced the 227-yard par-three 17th hole with a five-iron. He shot 66 to stand on 210 thanks in part to his first PGA hole-in-one and his sixth overall. “When that golf ball goes in, it was the craziest thing in the world,” Bhatia said. “I couldn’t even feel my body.” Bhatia said he will give the BMW he won for the ace to his caddie. – © AFP 2025 Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Monster birdie gives MacIntyre four-stroke lead at BMW Championship”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “Monster birdie gives MacIntyre four-stroke lead at BMW Championship”. 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