Rory McIlroy charges at St. Andrews before Road Hole bunker kills comeback

There’s never a dull Sunday when Rory McIlroy is at St. Andrews.

The world No. 2 was facing an eight-shot deficit as he headed to the first tee at the Old Course Sunday morning, but he was a mere four shots back of a trio of players who sat T-2 through 54 holes.

When overnight leader Richard Mansell, who was seeking his first DP World Tour victory, stumbled on his opening nine, McIlroy found himself within a shot of Ryan Fox’s lead as he stood on the tee at the par-5 14th.

A perfect tee shot left the Northern Irishman with an approach shot of about 260 yards from the middle of the fairway to a front-right flag. McIlroy deployed his longest iron, which was headed toward the middle of the green…