Scottie Scheffler heats up on Masters moving day, closes in on Rory McIlroy | Opinion
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Never mind what the leaderboard says, Scottie Scheffler will be the biggest threat to Rory McIlroy on Sunday at the Masters.
AUGUSTA, GA – Holes 6 and 16 are located near one another at Augusta National, and as Rory McIlroy stood over his tee shot on No. 6, the patrons began to cheer over at the nearby hole. McIlroy backed away from his tee shot, while the crowd at No.
16 gave Scottie Scheffler his due for a birdie. Not just a birdie, but another birdie. Scheffler’s scorecard was full of them.
He finished with a 7-under 65, after starting his round 12 strokes behind McIlroy. Moments after Scheffler rolled in his 10-footer on No. 16, McIlroy missed the green on the par-3 No.
6. Call it a microcosm of moving day. The world’s No.