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Henley: On top but under the radar

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NORTON, Mass. – On a star-studded leaderboard at the Deutsche Bank Championship, even Russell Henley admits that it’s a bit of a surprise to see his name on top heading into the final round.

Not that he has a problem with being in the pole position.

Henley made seven birdies en route to a 6-under 65 in the third round at TPC Boston, and carries a one-shot lead over Billy Horschel into Monday’s holiday finale as he looks to win for the third time.

“Nobody is really expecting me to be sitting here right now,” Henley said. “And that’s kind of how I like it.”

Henley knows what it takes to beat Rory McIlroy, having ousted the Ulsterman in a four-man playoff when he won the Honda Classic in March. He’ll likely have to take down McIlroy again if he wants to win for the second time this season, as the world No. 1 is two shots back in a tie for third, eyeing his fourth victory in his last five starts.

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“He’s obviously a tough guy to beat,” Henley said. “Rory has had a heck of a run, and I’m sure he’ll continue that. It will mean a lot to have a nice finish here tomorrow.”

Henley’s season since his win at PGA National has been a bit of a struggle, with seven missed cuts in his last 12 starts. Despite a mediocre summer, a victory would not only vault him near the top of the FedEx Cup standings, but would also allow him to join Ryder Cuppers Bubba Watson, Jimmy Walker and Patrick Reed on the short list of Americans with multiple PGA Tour victories this season.

That would be a timely resumé-builder, what with Tom Watson rounding out his squad for Gleneagles just two days from now.

“Making the Ryder Cup team would be great,” he said. “It’s pretty far off. I’ve got to play a lot of good golf tomorrow. That would be a great thing – it’s just one of those things that I try not to think about.”

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McIlroy (64) vaults into mix on Day 3 in Boston

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NORTON, Mass. – There are no telltale signs, no precursors to what is to come, just overpowering golf and a scorecard filled with more red then the Green Monster seats at a Red Sox game.

After a sluggish two days at the Deutsche Bank Championship, Rory McIlroy unleashed a barrage of birdies on his way to a 7-under 64 to move to within a chip shot of the lead and his next milestone – the FedEx Cup.

The difference between Days 1 and 2 and his Sunday special was only in the scorecard. Well that and on the greens.

“I don’t think you ever (sense a good round),” said McIlroy, who needed just 27 putts on Sunday after averaging 28.5 the first two days. “You just keep playing, you take it one hole at a time. I turned in 3 under, but it’s not like I haven’t done that before. The first couple of days I played well at the start and just couldn’t keep it going.”

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McIlroy’s round could have been even better had he not played the par-5 closing hole conservatively. With the tees moved up and a helping wind, the world No. 1 decided to layup off the tee with a 5-wood, missed the green with his second shot and lipped out his birdie attempt from 11 feet.

“I had driver out today and then I was thinking, you’re 7 under par for the round, you want to take the bad number out of play, I guess, and at least I still had a chance of making a birdie, hitting a 5-wood on the fairway. I played it a little conservatively,” said McIlroy, who finished the day at 10 under and was a stroke off the lead.

“You could have made birdie just as easy doing what I did by hitting driver. I thought lay back because there’s no point in ruining a great round of golf like that by one bad tee shot.”

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