Mcilroy set to go on all-out attack as he bids to

The Americans led the charge on day three at the Open.

But hopes of a Home Nations winner are still alive thanks to Rory Mcilroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose.

Rose carded a stunning, seven-under par round of 64 early in the day to rocket into Claret Jug contention.

Then late starters Mcilroy and Fleetwood kept themselves within shooting distance of championship glory.

A rollercoaster round of 70 left Mcilroy poised at fiveunder for the tournament, four shots behind the overnight leaders, while Fleetwood recovered admirably from a nightmare double-bogey, bogey run on 12 and 13 to match Mcilroy’s score through three rounds.

It was topsy-turvy stuff at times from the high-flying pair.

But Mcilroy intends to attack Carnoustie tomorrow – and claim his first Major in four years.

He said: “I’m going to get out there and try to get off to a fast start.

“I want to post a number and see what happens.

“Looking back at the last couple of Opens here it seems like guys have come out of the pack a little bit.

“There are a lot of guys in there, three, four, five shots behind that will take a lot of heart from that.

“If I can get out there and make as many birdies as I did today, without making as many mistakes, hopefully that will be good enough.”