{"id":949430,"date":"2026-05-10T01:04:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T01:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/949430\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T01:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T01:04:23","slug":"pga-tour-englands-alex-fitzpatrick-leads-truist-championship-as-rory-mcilroys-title-hopes-fade-at-quail-hollow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/949430\/","title":{"rendered":"PGA Tour: England&#8217;s Alex Fitzpatrick leads Truist Championship as Rory McIlroy&#8217;s title hopes fade at Quail Hollow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aiir-c-news-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/skysports-rory-mcilroy-truist-championship_7244114.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">\n            England\u2019s Alex Fitzpatrick takes a one-shot lead into the final round of the PGA Tour\u2019s Truist Championship, as Rory McIlroy\u2019s title hopes faded in North Carolina.\n        <\/p>\n<p class=\"first\">Fitzpatrick mixed eight birdies with a lone bogey to post a sensational seven-under 64 at the Quail Hollow Club, lifting him to 14 under and a shot clear of Norway&#8217;s Kristoffer Reitan.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cameron Young fired a round-of-the-day 63 to jump to third and within two of the lead, with Nicolai Hojgaard four back in a share of fourth place alongside halfway leader Sungjae Im.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Truist Championship: Latest leaderboard [external]<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>When are the majors? Key dates in 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Get Sky Sports or stream golf with no contract<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>JJ Spaun and Justin Thomas both sit five behind on nine under, while Tommy Fleetwood &#8211; playing alongside Im in the final group and one back at the halfway stage &#8211; is also in the group tied-sixth after a one-under 70.<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy, a four-time winner of the event, was four strokes off the halfway lead but stumbled down the leaderboard &#8211; and out of contention &#8211; after a third-round 75.<\/p>\n<p>The back-to-back Masters champion birdied the par-four first but dropped shots on both par-threes on the front nine, then lost further ground after four consecutive bogeys on his back nine.<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy had to settle for birdie at the par-five 15th after missing his eagle attempt from 10 feet, with the world No 2 closing with three straight pars to head into the final day on one under.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who will win the Truist Championship? Watch the final round live on Sunday from 12.30pm on Sky Sports+ and 5pm on Sky Sports Golf. Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n                (c) Sky Sports 2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/share\/13542143\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PGA Tour: England&#8217;s Alex Fitzpatrick leads Truist Championship as Rory McIlroy&#8217;s title hopes fade at Quail Hollow<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>  <b data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"5\">Want to See More from This is the Coast?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Click here to<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=thisisthecoast.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">set This is the Coast as a preferred source<\/a><\/strong> on Google search.<\/p>\n<p>  <b data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"5\">Love living on the Yorkshire Coast? 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