The third day of the Wells Fargo Championship came to a close on Saturday, with Rory McIlroy surging to the top of the leaderboard.

Webb Simpson is four strokes back at 14-under par, while Robert Streb, Brendan Steele and Patrick Rodgers round out the top five. Below is a recap of the second day's events (via PGA Tour).

What They're Saying

Rory McIlroy: "It's a mental thing. You're picturing good shots, you're visualizing the lines on putts and you're not getting in your own way. You're just letting it happen. I just aimed at the flags today. It's as simple as that. I was sort of aiming at a lot of middles of greens and trying to work the ball into the hole. I was taking dead aim a little bit more today."

Will MacKenzie: "He kind of has that deal when Tiger [Woods] was at his top. When he's on, he's awesome."

Justin Thomas: "I was trying to take advantage of my length. This course doesn't yield a lot of birdies, so I really take advantage of the holes I can."

Ongoing Leaderboard: Quail Hollow Club - Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Leaderboard - Ongoing

R1

R2

R3

R4

Total

Thru

1

Rory McIlroy

-2

-5

-11

-

-18

18

2

Webb Simpson

-5

-5

-4

-

-14

18

3

Robert Streb

-7

-3

-1

-

-11

18

T4

Brendan Steele

-3

-3

-4

-

-10

18

T4

Patrick Rodgers

-4

-4

-2

-

-10

18

T6

Will MacKenzie

-3

-4

-2

-

-9

18

T6

Justin Thomas

-3

+1

-7

-

-9

18

T6

Carlos Ortiz

-2

-1

-6

-

-9

18

T9

Phil Mickelson

-1

-6

-1

-

-8

18

T9

Chad Campbell

-1

-3

-4

-

-8

18