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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ewan Murray at Augusta

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

Rory McIlroy acknowledges the crowd on the 15th green during the third round.
Rory McIlroy acknowledges the crowd on the 15th green during the third round. Photograph: Michael Reaves/Getty Images

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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