Rory McIlroy vaults into final pairing in remarkable turnaround at BMW Championship

Rory McIlroy fired a third-round 65 (5-under) at the BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club to vault into the final pairing, sitting five strokes behind leader Wyndham Clark (17-under). The turnaround comes just one week after McIlroy struggled at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, with the world No. 2 posting rounds of 64, 69, and 65 over the first three days. The result mirrors a pattern for McIlroy, who earlier in 2025 famously recovered his swing overnight during the Masters to win his second title the following day.