Rory McIlroy returned to 13 under par after nine holes in the third round of the US Open on Saturday.
On a day made for scoring at Congressional, McIlroy played the front nine in 2 under to take an eight-shot lead over Lee Westwood and Jason Day.
On Friday, McIlroy became the first player to reach 13 under in the history of the US Open but gave two shots back at the end of the day. After scrambling for pars to start the third round, he made birdies on No. 5 and No. 9 to get back to the record-setting number.
He wasn't the only one finding birdies all across the soft, vulnerable Blue Course.
Westwood made five birdies and an eagle in a round of 6-under 65, his lowest round in 53 major rounds.
Day also shot 65 and Fredrik Jacobson shot 5-under 66 to get in a tie for fourth at 4-under par.
