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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) \u2014 Matt McCarty<\/a> couldn\u2019t stop making birdies.<\/p>\n McCarty followed up four straight top-25 finishes on the PGA TOUR with nine birdies at Quail Hollow Club to shoot an 8-under 63 on Thursday for a one-shot lead over Sungjae Im<\/a> at the Truist Championship before the round was called because of rain.<\/p>\n Im was on his final hole when the skies opened up. He, along with a handful of others, will complete the round on Friday.<\/p>\n Playing for the first time since winning his second consecutive Masters more than three weeks ago, McIlroy looked rusty at times on a course where he has dominated, winning four times while setting several tournament scoring records.<\/p>\n The world No. 2 player made 17 straight pars to open the round before finally getting a birdie putt to drop on No. 9 and celebrating by sarcastically thrusting both arms high in the air.<\/p>\n \u201cI was thinking I can\u2019t remember the last time I played a round of golf and didn\u2019t have a birdie,\u201d McIlroy said. \u201cI think I was like \u2018just try to make one.\u2019 I thought my chance had passed me by, but nice to see one putt go in there.\u201d<\/p>\n McIlroy finished with a 1-under 70, leaving him seven shots behind.<\/p>\n Cameron Young<\/a> is once again in contention, four shots back along with Tommy Fleetwood<\/a>. Young was also on his final hole before the rain hit.<\/p>\n Young, who turned 29 on Thursday, continues to take his game to a different level. After going 93 tournaments without a victory, he\u2019s taken a quantum leap forward with three wins in his last 14 events, including last week at Doral.<\/p>\n *:not(style){overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0px;right:0px;bottom:0px;left:0px;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:100%;height:100%;}.css-17ygvlf>img,.css-17ygvlf>video{object-fit:cover;}.css-17ygvlf::before{height:0px;content:””;display:block;padding-bottom:56.25%;}]]> Cameron Young holes 18-foot shot from rough for birdie on No. 9 at Truist Championship<\/p>\n McCarty was dynamite with his putter all day. He followed up a 59-foot birdie putt on No. 16 with a 52-footer on No. 17 to best Quail Hollow\u2019s difficult three closing holes known as “The Green Mile.”<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been playing some good golf for the last few weeks,\u201d McCarty said. \u201cI wasn\u2019t hitting it that great early today but you make a bunch of 50-plus footers and it kind of gets your day going. Hit it a lot better on the back nine and nice to get a few coming home for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n Matt McCarty makes birdie on No. 9 at Truist Championship<\/p>\n As much as McIlroy struggled, It was an even more frustrating day for his playing partners Justin Rose<\/a> and Matt Fitzpatrick<\/a>, who made up the featured group of the day.<\/p>\n Rose shot 71 and became so irritated at himself that he dropped his club purposely after his follow-through on an approach shot. Then he held out his hands as he looked at the club, as if pleading with it to do its job.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Fitzpatrick bristled at his caddie after his fairway wood found the water on the par-5 seventh hole, leading to a bogey and a 3-over 74, leaving him 11 shots behind.<\/p>\n Fitzpatrick\u2019s brother, Alex, fared much better, shooting 67.<\/p>\n The tournament was delayed several hours after a storm on Wednesday night and Thursday morning dumped more than two inches of rain on the course.<\/p>\n McIlroy said it helped soften the greens, but he couldn\u2019t take advantage.<\/p>\n \u201cThe fairways are pretty wet and the golf course is playing very, very long which should play into my hands,\u201d McIlroy said. \u201cI felt like I hit the ball well and hit enough good shots to be a little better than what I was, but I got three more days to try to catch up to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n *:not(style){overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0px;right:0px;bottom:0px;left:0px;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:100%;height:100%;}.css-11jnzpa>img,.css-11jnzpa>video{object-fit:cover;}.css-11jnzpa::before{height:0px;content:””;display:block;padding-bottom:66.66666666666666%;}]]> May 7, 2026<\/p>\n McIlroy caps off 17 pars with closing birdie in return to Truist<\/a>Latest<\/a>![\"Cameron](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778280495_923_image.jpg\")
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