Masters champion Rory McIlroy took another step toward emerging out of the doldrums with two big shots at the end of his round Saturday that led to a 4-under 66 and gave him a share of the lead with Chris Gotterup in the Scottish Open.

McIlroy kept in range of Gotterup on another gorgeous day of sunshine along the Firth of Forth and then came into everyone’s view in the middle of the back nine at The Renaissance Club.

Following a 15-foot birdie on the par-3 14th, his shot from a greenside pot bunker hit the pin for a tap-in par to keep his momentum. McIlroy was in trouble again on the par-5 16th; in just a horrible lie he could advance it only some 70 yards. With the wind at his back and wispy grass beneath the golf ball, he hit sand wedge from 173 yards to 10 feet for birdie.

Two closing pars put him at 11-under 199. That was enough to catch Gotterup. He fell into a tie with a three-putt from 60 feet for bogey on the 14th and failed to birdie the 16th. Gotterup, who tied the course record with a 61 on Friday, had to settle for a 70.

College basketball: Auburn star Tahaad Pettiford, an SEC Player of the Year contender in 2025-26, was arrested early Saturday morning on a DUI charge in Lee County, Alabama.

MLB: Yankees All-Star left-hander Max Fried left Saturday’s start against the Cubs after a season-low three innings because of a a blister on his left index finger. Fried was on the injured list for blisters on his left index finger in 2018, ’19, ’21 and ’23.

NFL: Ndamukong Suh announced his retirement from the NFL on Saturday, issuing a statement on the first anniversary of his father’s death. Suh, 38, was the No. 2 pick in the 2010 NFL draft by the Lions. He spent five seasons in Detroit, then played for the Dolphins, Rams, Buccaneers and Eagles. He has been out of football the past two seasons.