PGA TourBrian KeoghJason Dufner, Graeme McDowell, Shane Lowry

McDowell and Lowry move up with 69s in Hilton Head; Dufner leads

PGA TourBrian KeoghJason Dufner, Graeme McDowell, Shane Lowry
McDowell and Lowry move up with 69s in Hilton Head; Dufner leads
Graeme McDowell

Graeme McDowell

Graeme McDowell is nine shots behind Jason Dufner entering the final round of the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head.

The Portrush man made three birdies in a two-under 69 at Harbour Town Golf Links to move up 16 places to tied 31st on four-under-par.

Dufner shot a six under par 65 to lead by a shot from Graham DeLaet (69) on 13-under par with Shane Lowry back in 43rd on two-under after a 69.

Lowry made five birdies as he went out in four-under-par 32, then birdied the 10th to go five-under for the day before he double bogeyed the par-three 14th after finding water with his tee shot, then dropped another shot at the par-three 17th.

PGA TourBrian KeoghRory McIlroy, Jason Dufner, Billy Horschel, Brandt Snedeker, Graeme McDowell, Shane Lowry, WGC – Cadillac Match PlayComment

Easy for Rory but Lowry made to sweat by McDowell in San Francisco

The churlishness of Jason Dufner when it came to conceding putts provoked a tit-for-tat response from an irked-looking Rory McIlroy who still crushed the former US PGA champion 5 and 4 in the first round of the matches in the WGC – Cadillac Match Play in San Francisco.

PGA TourBrian KeoghRory McIlroy, Jason Dufner, Billy Horschel, Brandt Snedeker, Graeme McDowell, Shane Lowry, WGC – Cadillac Match PlayComment
Easy for Rory but Lowry made to sweat by McDowell in San Francisco