What Rory McIlroy did on the range after his third round is not a good sign for his Masters hopes
Rory McIlroy just swung the door wide open for his competitors at The Masters. He carried the largest 36-hole lead in Masters history into the weekend, but 18 holes later, it had evaporated.
Photo by Leckie Wong/Augusta National/Getty Images Rory McIlroy just swung the door wide open for his competitors at The Masters. He carried the largest 36-hole lead in Masters history into the weekend, but 18 holes later, it had evaporated. The reigning champion will now have to retain his Green Jacket the hard way as he enters Sunday tied with Cameron Young for the lead.
McIlroy was out of sorts on Saturday. His poor ball striking finally caught up with him, as he shot a one-over 73 to fall back into the field’s grasp. As expected, he hit the practice range afterward to find his swing, but what happened there is a great concern for his hopes of winning on Sunday.
Photo by Joel Marklund/Augusta National/Getty Images What happened to Rory McIlroy on the range after his Masters third round McIlroy’s driving has been nothing short of awful through three rounds. He got away with it on Thursday and Friday, scrambling for birdies with magic out of the pine straw, but it caught up with him finally on his third round. He’s suffered with a right miss, missing all but one fairway on the par fives so far this tournament.
But whatever the issue with his big stick, he didn’t solve it after his round. When he pulled out the driver on the range, his left miss was glaring. He hit a number of his drives right into the trees on the side of the range.