Despite some shaky swings down the stretch, Rory McIlroy was as locked in as he’s ever been on Sunday at Augusta National. Just ask his playing partner, Bryson DeChambeau. DeChambeau, who stunned McIlroy last June in the US Open at Pinehurst, struggled all day with his iron play, hitting long left approach after long left Read more…
Rory McIlroy has succeeded Tiger Woods’s throne as golf’s greatest modern player by winning the Masters at Augusta National to become just the sixth golfer in history to complete golf’s career grand slam.
Shane Lowry wasn’t having it. He’d just come off the 18th hole having finished bogey-bogey, dropping from five back to seven back in a blink. He’d battled all day to post an under par round and get inside the top four on the leader board. Instantly spoiled.
For a player who had two double-bogeys late in the first round, seemingly ruining his hopes early of a Masters win, Rory McIlroy has bounced back in historic fashion. After a 66 on day two, McIlroy became the first player in history to start a round at the Masters with six consecutive 3s on the scorecard.
Jason Day says his quest for a Masters green jacket will hinge on his ability to stay in survival mode at Augusta National knowing, after 14 years, all that counts is that a golfer is in with a chance on the back nine on Sunday.
It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that McIlroy’s entire tournament pivoted on what he did next. Another blow-up hole, and he would be fighting just to the make the cut.
For once, a player was trying to go into Rae’s Creek. Forgive us for the following investigative urinalism, but reporters were left with no other choice regarding the actions of Jose Luis Ballester.
Jason Day feels he came in under the radar relative to the big names but the former world No.1 and Masters runner up equalled his second-best score in 14 years of opening rounds at Augusta National to be well in contention.
Cam Smith turned a lot of heads with what he wore on Augusta National’s practice range on Wednesday. The outfit also left plenty of people scratching their heads. After all, when do you see someone wearing a blazer on a golf course? Excluding wedding photos, of course. In case you missed it, here was the Read more…
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