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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Phil Casey

Open leader Rory McIlroy takes two-shot advantage into the back nine

PA Wire

Rory McIlroy was firmly on course to lift the Claret Jug for the second time as the 150th Open Championship headed for a tense climax.

A front nine of 35 was enough for McIlroy to open up a two-shot lead in his bid to end an eight-year major drought and become the first European winner at St Andrews since Nick Faldo in 1990.

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