Golfer Rory McIlroy is so, so close to winning his first Masters Tournament, and history tells us he's in a great place right now to sport the green jacket by Sunday's end and earn his career Grand Slam.
McIlroy has won four of the past five majors where he held a lead after 54 holes, per the CBS Sports broadcast.
His only miss after leading by that much was infamously at the 2011 Masters, where he couldn't close the deal on that Sunday and fell back to tie for 15th place. Will history repeat itself in that respect? For McIlroy's sake, you sure hope not.
Also, consider in each of the last eight Masters Tournaments, the eventual champion was among the top two (and ties) after three rounds.
Rory McIlroy has won 4 of the past 5 Majors in which he held the lead after 54 holes 🏆
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He has a 2-stroke lead heading into Sunday 👀 pic.twitter.com/xySEKWtEYZ
McIlroy leads golfer Bryson DeChambeau by two strokes going into Sunday's final round, which should be a nail-biter between the two elite golfers.
However, overwhelming history is on McIlroy's side. It just depends on if 2011's Masters collapse is fully behind him.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Rory McIlroy is in fantastic position to finally win The Masters
