Overshadowed by Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young matched his best Masters round
Players Championship winner Cameron Young had a rough start to the Masters. He's been nearly-flawless over his last 29 holes.
AUGUSTA, Ga. | Had it not been for Rory McIlroy's almost preposterous finish in the second round of the Masters Tournament on April 10, Cameron Young might have had the second nine of the day. The Players Championship winner birdied four holes in a row, Nos.
12 through 15, capping the run off with a sweeping 24-foot birdie putt at the par-5 15th after he blew his second shot over the green and had to play a cautious chip well short of the hole to lessen the risk of going past the flagstick and into the water. Young gave himself three more chances down the stretch, missing birdie attempts of 10 feet at No. 16, 17 feet at No.
17 and 8 feet at No. 18. He missed them all but didn't seem perturbed.
He signed for a 67 that matched his best career round at Augusta National and at 4-under 140 is tied for seventh, eight shots behind McIlroy. Young improved by six shots over his opening 73 and after making bogey on four of his first seven holes in the first round, he's played his last 29 holes at 8-under. Young missed only one fairway and four greens in the second round and has missed only three fairways all week.