At a warm, dry Augusta National, the scores keep getting ... lower?
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The thought earlier in the week was that warm, dry weather could lead to some high scores at Augusta National as the Masters progressed. So much for that.
The average score Saturday was 70. 63, the lowest for a third round in tournament history. That's why Rory McIlroy managed to fritter away a six-stroke lead despite only shooting 1 over par on the day.
Cameron Young caught him with a 65. Scottie Scheffler also shot 65 after only McIlroy had gone that low through the first two days. “The course is gettable,” Russell Henley said after shooting a 66.
Patrick Cantlay also shot 66 after a 77 and a 67 the first two days. He became the fifth player in the last 50 years to post back-to-back bogey-free rounds at one Masters. The average score has decreased each round, from 74.
65 to 72. 85 to 70. 63.