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A fortnight after battling for The Open Championship, Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia were locked in a thrilling duel for the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.

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Rory McIlroy rallied from a three-shot deficit to win the Bridgestone Invitational and return to No. 1 in the world.

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Rory McIlroy overcomes a three-stoke deficit to win the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by two strokes from Sergio Garcia.

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Rory McIlroy needed just three holes to dislodge Sergio Garcia when the final round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational began in Akron.

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In what looks a lot like the recent Open Championship leaderboard, Sergio Garcia will be in the driver’s seat and try to hold off Rory McIlroy on Sunday at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.

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Sergio Garcia looked like he’d have a Sunday cakewalk at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. That is, until Rory McIlroy finished birdie-birdie on Saturday to keep things close heading into the final round, writes ESPN.com’s Bob Harig.

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Sergio Garcia goes into the final day of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational with a three-stroke lead over Rory McIlroy.

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For a second consecutive day, Tiger Woods will play a round with 2014 Masters champion Bubba Watson, while Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia are set for the final tee time of the 2014 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday.

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AKRON, Ohio – So much for a claret jug hangover.

Two weeks after coasting to his first Open Championship win, Rory McIlroy is in contention on the PGA Tour after firing a 4-under 66 in the third round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. At 11 under, he trails Sergio Garcia by three shots.

While McIlroy’s game is clearly firing on all cylinders, he attributed much of his success to a single aspect of his play.

“I’ve never driven the ball better. I’m excited, I really am,” McIlroy said. “I feel really comfortable with that part of my game, and that part of my game is the foundation of my game. If I can drive the ball well, everything else seems to sort of float on from there.”

McIlroy struggled for much of last year, but appeared to turn a corner with a win in at the Australian Open in November and has carried that momentum into this season, where he has two worldwide wins and hasn’t finished worse than T-25 on the PGA Tour. The timing of that shift in performance, he explained, is far from coincidental.

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“I feel like I’ve driven the ball really well all year,” he said. “I feel like since I got this driver that I’ve been using since early October last year, it’s just really coming together and really clicked. That’s been a big part of the reason why I’m driving so well.”

McIlroy now faces a role reversal as he looks to chase down Garcia, who he beat by two shots last month at Royal Liverpool. He finished his third round with a pair of birdies, and emphasized the importance of playing his way into Sunday’s final pairing with the Spaniard.

“It will be nice to play alongside him tomorrow and at least keep an eye on what’s going on,” he said. “Try to apply a bit of pressure when I can, but just really looking forward to getting in there and having another chance to win a tournament so soon after what happened at Hoylake a few weeks ago.”

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After a 61 on Friday, Sergio Garcia didn’t slow down on Saturday at Firestone. The world No. 5 shot a 3-under 67 for a three-shot lead heading into the final round. But a familiar name is not far behind.

Leaderboard: Sergio Garcia (-14), Rory McIlroy (-11), Marc Leishman (-9), Adam Scott (-8), Justin Rose (-8), Keegan Bradley (-8)

What it means: Garcia has yet to win a major or a WGC event, but the Spaniard has a great chance to end one of those streaks Sunday. He won in Qatar earlier this year, and tied for second at the Travelers and the Open Championship. If he can win his first WGC title, it would be a tremendous boost heading into next week’s PGA Championship. McIlroy, who held off Garcia and Rickie Fowler to win the claret jug at Liverpool two weeks ago, will also be looking to add his first WGC title to the trophy case before trying to win his second Wanamaker trophy at Valhalla.

Round of the day: Adam Scott continued to prove why he’s No. 1 in the world. The 2011 champion at Firestone birdied two of the last three holes for a 5-under 65, and he’s T-4 heading into the final round. Since his win at Colonial, Scott has finished in the top 10 at the Memorial, U.S. Open and Open Championship.

Best of the rest: World No. 15 Hideki Matsuyama matched Scott for the low round of the day with a 65. But it was McIlroy who made the most noise at the end of play on Saturday with birdies on his final two holes for a 66 to cut Garcia’s lead to three.

Biggest disappointment: Fowler was in the mix starting the third round, but he couldn’t get anything going before finishing with a double bogey for a 2-over 72.

Main storyline heading into Sunday: After nearly chasing down McIlroy at the Open, Garcia will be looking over his shoulder Sunday as he tries to hold off the three-time major champion. It will also be interesting to see if one of the other big names in contention can go low early and post a number for the final group to look at.

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