Day Three at the Masters: Rory McIlroy Falters Early, but Charges to a Commanding Lead on the Back
By Jason Lisk
Day spent the rest of the day giving strokes back, bogeying four holes, while McIlroy steadied his game with birdies on 13 and 15, and a long putt for birdie on 17 to take a commanding 4 stroke lead. The charges of the day among contenders came from Angel Cabrera (67), Charl Schwartzel (68) and Adam Scott (67), who find themselves in the group directly chasing down McIlroy as we head to Sunday; Cabrera and Schwartzel are at -8 while Scott is at -7 entering the final round.
It’s all there in front of the 21-year old McIlroy now. A solid if unspectacular round that breaks par will be tough to catch. Day, Schwartzel, Cabrera, K.J. Choi, Luke Donald, and Adam Scott will have to post a great round going against the Sunday pin placements to have a chance, unless McIlroy pulls a Greg Norman at Augusta. And with so many quality players ahead of him, Woods is going to have to produce the best round of his Masters career to win his fourth.
Your last four groups tomorrow:
Luke Donald (-7), Bo Van Pelt (-6)
Jason Day (-8), Adam Scott (-7)
Charl Schwartzel (-8), K.J. Choi (-8)
Rory McIlroy (-12), Angel Cabrera (-8)
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