The 37-year-old is bidding to clinch back-to-back majors after defending his Masters title last month.

Victory this week would take McIlroy past Nick Faldo’s tally of six majors and make him the most successful European of the modern era.

Rory McIlroy tees off at 1.40pm BST.

The Sheffield siblings are two of golf’s most in-form players.

Masters champion McIlroy had six bogeys in a third-round 75 as he fell 13 strokes off the pace set by the Englishman.