Olympics golf leaderboard ahead of final round with Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry both in contention

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are both in contention for an Olympic medal heading into the final round at Kasumigaseki Country Club.

With a third round of 68 for Lowry, he moves to 10-under and into a tie for ninth while McIlroy sits one shot further ahead on 11-under after a round of 67.

Playing alongside each other, the pair both started the day on 7-under par and McIlroy admits it was a great way to stay relaxed.

“I was sort of trying to keep pace with him on the front 9, he got off to a great start,” explained McIlroy.

“Then it sort of felt like he was trying to keep pace with me on the back, he got unlucky on 14 with the ball getting stuck up the tree. It was really good to play with him, we fed off each other, we kept it really relaxed out there, like it’s been all week.

"It would have been great to get to play with one another again tomorrow but it looks like we’re probably going to be a group apart, but it was good fun and I think it was good for both of us to keep us relaxed.”

Despite playing as individuals and not necessarily as a team, both players were keen to support one another and cheer each other on.

“I think we were trying to spur each other on,” said Lowry. “Obviously I’m competing against him so I want to beat him, but I want to see him play well too. I want to see the two of us up on the leader board, it’s nice to see the two Irish flags up on the first page of the leader board.”

McIlroy sits just three shots off the lead which is held by Xander Schauffele of the United States on 14-under par. His plan for Sunday’s final round is simple.

“Give it my all,” he said. “It’s the last opportunity to do this for another three years - usually it’s four - so it’s just to go out there and give it my all. Leave it all out there and hopefully it’s enough.”

Lowry too, although slightly further back, is just three shots short of a bronze medal place and feels he has even better golf in him still.

“I’ve made five bogeys this week and 15 birdies, I don’t feel like I’m playing out of my skin. I know I shot a good score yesterday but I feel like I have a low score in me out there and wouldn’t it be a great day for it to happen tomorrow? I’m looking forward to it, I hope I can play my best golf tomorrow. If I do, I do, and if I don’t then I don’t - but one thing’s for certain I’m going to give it my best shot.”

Lowry held a significant 25ft putt on the 18^th green to save par, in his mind, it could be an important one come tomorrow afternoon.

“I was very happy with that putt on the last, I feel like that was huge for me, it would have made my evening a little more disappointing than it is if I had missed. Three-under is not the greatest score out there, but it’s still decent and I’ve got a chance to do something very special tomorrow and I’m excited about it.”

Here's the leaderboard ahead of the final round:

	Player	TotalTot	Thru	Round 1R1	Round 2R2	Round 3R3	Strokes
1	Xander Schauffele	14 under par	Round 4 tee time 03:0903:09	6868	6363	6868	199199
2	Hideki Matsuyama	13 under par	Round 4 tee time 03:0903:09	6969	6464	6767	200200
3	Carlos Ortiz	12 under par-12	Round 4 tee time 02:5802:58	6565	6767	6969	201201
3	Paul Casey	12 under par-12	Round 4 tee time 03:0903:09	6767	6868	6666	201201
5	Sepp Straka	11 under par-11	Round 4 tee time 02:4702:47	6363	7171	6868	202202
5	Guillermo Mito Pereira	11 under par-11	Round 4 tee time 02:4702:47	6969	6565	6868	202202
5	Rory McIlroy	11 under par-11	Round 4 tee time 02:5802:58	6969	6666	6767	202202
5	Sebastian Munoz	11 under par-11	Round 4 tee time 02:5802:58	6767	6969	6666	202202
9	Shane Lowry	10 under par-10	Round 4 tee time 02:3602:36	7070	6565	6868	203203
9	Tommy Fleetwood	10 under par-10	Round 4 tee time 02:4702:47	7070	6969	6464	203203
11	Guido Migliozzi	9 under par-9	Round 4 tee time 02:2502:25	7171	6565	6868	204204
11	Abraham Ancer	9 under par-9	Round 4 tee time 02:3602:36	6969	6969	6666	204204
11	Cameron Smith	9 under par-9	Round 4 tee time 02:3602:36	7171	6767	6666	204204
14	Thomas Detry	8 under par-8	Round 4 tee time 02:1402:14	7070	6767	6868	205205
14	Joaquin Niemann	8 under par-8	Round 4 tee time 02:2502:25	7070	6969	6666	205205
14	Thomas Pieters	8 under par-8	Round 4 tee time 02:2502:25	6565	7676	6464	205205
17	Sung-Jae Im	7 under par-7	Round 4 tee time 01:3601:36	7070	7373	6363	206206
17	Alexander Noren	7 under par-7	Round 4 tee time 01:3601:36	6767	6767	7272	206206
17	Jhonattan Vegas	7 under par-7	Round 4 tee time 01:3601:36	6666	7070	7070	206206
17	Mackenzie Hughes	7 under par-7	Round 4 tee time 01:4701:47	6969	7272	6565	206206
17	Rory Sabbatini	7 under par-7	Round 4 tee time 01:4701:47	6969	6767	7070	206206
17	Chengtsung Pan	7 under par-7	Round 4 tee time 01:4701:47	7474	6666	6666	206206
17	Corey Conners	7 under par-7	Round 4 tee time 02:0302:03	6969	7171	6666	206206
17	Scott Vincent	7 under par-7	Round 4 tee time 02:0302:03	7373	6767	6666	206206
17	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	7 under par-7	Round 4 tee time 02:0302:03	6868	7070	6868	206206
17	Collin Morikawa	7 under par-7	Round 4 tee time 02:1402:14	6969	7070	6767	206206
17	Joachim B. Hansen	7 under par-7	Round 4 tee time 02:1402:14	6666	7373	6767	206206
28	Jazz Janewattananond	6 under par-6	Round 4 tee time 01:1401:14	6464	7171	7272	207207
28	Anirban Lahiri	6 under par-6	Round 4 tee time 01:2501:25	6767	7272	6868	207207
28	Rasmus Hoejgaard	6 under par-6	Round 4 tee time 01:2501:25	7373	6868	6666	207207
28	Carl Yuan	6 under par-6	Round 4 tee time 01:2501:25	6969	6868	7070	207207
32	Viktor Hovland	5 under par-5	Round 4 tee time 00:5200:52	6868	6969	7171	208208
32	Renato Paratore	5 under par-5	Round 4 tee time 01:0301:03	7171	7070	6767	208208
32	Matthias Schwab	5 under par-5	Round 4 tee time 01:0301:03	6969	6969	7070	208208
32	Romain Langasque	5 under par-5	Round 4 tee time 01:0301:03	6969	7070	6969	208208
32	Fabrizio Zanotti	5 under par-5	Round 4 tee time 01:1401:14	7373	6767	6868	208208
32	Sami Valimaki	5 under par-5	Round 4 tee time 01:1401:14	7070	7070	6868	208208
38	Justin Thomas	4 under par-4	Round 4 tee time 00:4100:41	7171	7070	6868	209209
38	Maximilian Kieffer	4 under par-4	Round 4 tee time 00:4100:41	7373	6969	6767	209209
38	Patrick Reed	4 under par-4	Round 4 tee time 00:5200:52	6868	7171	7070	209209
38	Si-Woo Kim	4 under par-4	Round 4 tee time 00:5200:52	6868	7171	7070	209209
42	Antoine Rozner	3 under par-3	Round 4 tee time 00:2500:25	6868	6969	7373	210210
42	Ashun Wu	3 under par-3	Round 4 tee time 00:2500:25	7272	7171	6767	210210
42	Hurly Long	3 under par-3	Round 4 tee time 00:4100:41	7070	7070	7070	210210
45	Adria Arnaus	2 under par-2	Round 4 tee time 00:2500:25	6868	6969	7474	211211
46	Rikuya Hoshino	1 under par-1	Round 4 tee time 00:1400:14	7171	6868	7373	212212
46	Adrian Meronk	1 under par-1	Round 4 tee time 00:1400:14	7272	7171	6969	212212
46	Garrick Higgo	1 under par-1	Round 4 tee time 00:1400:14	7171	7171	7070	212212
49	Kristian Krogh Johannessen	level parE	Round 4 tee time 00:0300:03	7272	7070	7171	213213
49	Henrik Norlander	level parE	Round 4 tee time 00:0300:03	6868	7373	7272	213213
49	Marc Leishman	level parE	Round 4 tee time 00:0300:03	7070	7171	7272	213213
49	Gunn Charoenkul	level parE	Round 4 tee time 23:5223:52	7171	7171	7171	213213
49	Kalle Samooja	level parE	Round 4 tee time 23:5223:52	7575	6868	7070	213213
54	Jorge Campillo	1 over par+1	Round 4 tee time 23:5223:52	7070	7575	6969	214214
55	Ryan Fox	2 over par+2	Round 4 tee time 23:4123:41	7070	7272	7373	215215
55	Udayan Mane	2 over par+2	Round 4 tee time 23:4123:41	7676	6969	7070	215215
55	Juvic Pagunsan	2 over par+2	Round 4 tee time 23:4123:41	6666	7373	7676	215215
58	Rafael Campos	3 over par+3	Round 4 tee time 23:3023:30	7373	7373	7070	216216
58	Gavin Green	3 over par+3	Round 4 tee time 23:3023:30	7474	7272	7070	216216
60	Ondrej Lieser	9 over par+9	Round 4 tee time 23:3023:30	7272	7777	7373	222222