Eagle powers Rory McIlroy into 3-way tie for lead at BMW

Rory McIlroy went birdie-eagle on two of the last four holes Thursday to vault into a three-way tie with Sam Burns and Spain's Jon Rahm at the BMW Championship outside Baltimore.

The trio fired opening 8-under 64s at Caves Valley Golf Club to take a one-shot lead in the second leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Sergio Garcia of Spain sits alone in fourth after his round of 65.

Patrick Cantlay and Mexico's Abraham Ancer are