FACTBOX-Golf-U.S. Open records set by McIlroy after third round

Reuters

Sun, 19 Jun 01:16:00 2011

Scoring records set by Britain's Rory McIlroy after the third round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, on Saturday:

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Lowest 54-hole totals:

199 - Rory McIlroy, (65-66-68), Congressional, 2011

200 - Jim Furyk, (67-66-67), Olympia Fields, 2003

203 - George Burns (69-66-68), Merion, 1981; Tze-Chung Chen (65-69-69), Oakland Hills, 1985; Lee Janzen (67-67-69), Baltusrol, 1993; Stephen Leaney, Olympia Fields, 2003

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Players who have got to 10 under par or better at the U.S. Open:

14-under - Rory McIlroy, Congressional, 2011

12-under - Gil Morgan, Pebble Beach, 1992

12-under - Tiger Woods, Pebble Beach, 2000

11-under - Jim Furyk, Olympia Fields, 2003

11-under - Ricky Barnes, Bethpage Black, 2009

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