Round three leaderboard -11 Cameron Young (US), Rory McIlroy (NI); -10 Sam Burns (US) Selected: -9 Shane Lowry (Ire); -8 Jason Day (Aus), Justin Rose (Eng); -7 Scottie Scheffler (US), Li Haotong (Chn); -6 Patrick Cantlay (US), Patrick Reed (US); -4 Tom Hatton (Eng), Tommy Fleetwood (Eng)
Rory McIlroy’s week at Augusta has swung between promise and frustration. After opening a six-shot cushion at the halfway mark, the defending champion stumbled on Saturday, carding a one-over 73 and surrendering the solo lead. He heads to the final round level with American Cameron Young at 11 under, and a dozen players remain within six strokes as the title is very much up for grabs.
McIlroy, who is chasing a rare consecutive Green Jacket, admitted he would have preferred a stronger third round but was upbeat about being in the final group. Last year’s play-off win over Justin Rose and the relief of finally securing the Masters appear to have freed him somewhat, and it showed in his patient, occasionally aggressive approach across the first two rounds. On Saturday, however, recovery shots were less frequent. He hit eight of 14 fairways and his short game was below its earlier standard, leaving h
