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Rory McIlroy<\/a> faded out of contention as Alex Fitzpatrick grabbed the third-round lead at the Truist Championship in North Carolina.<\/p>\n McIlroy, playing his first tournament since winning a second Masters title, started the day four shots off the lead.<\/p>\n But after opening his third round with a birdie, his hopes of a fifth success in the event evaporated in a round which included six bogeys \u2013 four of them in a row from the turn.<\/p>\n He clawed one shot back at the par five 15th, but a 75 left him at one-under-par and 13 shots off the pace.<\/p>\n Fitzpatrick took a one-shot lead on 14-under-par over Norway\u2019s Kristoffer Reitan after both shot 64.<\/p>\n The Englishman, chasing a second PGA Tour victory after securing his card with a win at the Zurich Classic alongside brother and 2022 US Open champion Matt, who is a stroke behind McIlroy after a 69.<\/p>\n Alex Fitzpatrick made five birdies on his front none, adding another on the 12th and two more either side of his only dropped shot on the 16th.<\/p>\n \u201cI think having my brother around has been super helpful,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s been and done everything that I want to do in the game, whether that\u2019s Ryder Cup and win majors.<\/p>\n \u201cHaving him, kind of, being around and me being there for all of that, I felt like I got a really good sense of what it takes and what the atmosphere is like.\u201d<\/p>\n American Cameron Young was two off the pace after a bogey at the last marred a round of 63, two ahead of Denmark\u2019s Nicolai Hojgaard<\/a> and overnight leader Sungjae Im.<\/p>\n