Rory McIlroy’s golden eagles put him within sight of Masters destiny

Rory McIlroy’s golden eagles put him within sight of Masters destiny
  • Northern Irishman shoots 66 to take two-shot lead
  • Bryson DeChambeau sets up final-day showdown

It is now or never. Surely it is now or never.

Rory McIlroy will take a lead into the closing round of the Masters for the first time since 2011. That sentence barely does justice to a Saturday of high drama at Augusta National where McIlroy created history then threatened to feature in his own Shakespearean tragedy once more before re-establishing daylight between himself and the field. That sentence barely does justice, either, to what McIlroy is on the verge of. We are now in the position of fearing what on earth the impact will be on him should he not prevail.

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