Resilient Irish guy seeking a career-defining Masters win. No, not that guy
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The coronation was canceled on Saturday at the Masters . Rory McIlroy probably expected shrinkage in the six-shot lead he'd slept on by the time he walked to the first tee at 2:50 p.
m. Scores were clearly out there and a raft of talented guys were taking advantage, not least world number one, Scottie Scheffler, who stormed to center stage with a 65 after two days lingering in the wings. But McIlroy would also have anticipated keeping pace with the good scoring, retaining his position as the man out front.
On moving day, he was in neutral at best. His lead was halved within a couple of holes and gone entirely by the time he bogeyed the 12th on the heels of a double-bogey at the 11th. He was succeeded at the top of the leaderboard by the man who succeeded him as Players champion last month, and who aims to succeed him as Masters champion Sunday, Cameron Young.
While the world No. 2 idled, the No. 3 matched the No.
1 with a 65, despite rinsing a ball on the 15th hole. More: Masters leaderboard, scores, pairings, videos, more Others crept closer too. Jason Day, more than a dozen years removed from contending for a green jacket, carded 68 to post 8-under.
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